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Flag

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002311

A piece of fabric or material, typically rectangular, attached to a staff or halyard, used for signaling, identification, or decoration on a vessel. Flags convey information about a ship's nationality, status, or intentions through a system of international maritime signals. Naval vessels and merchant ships display specific flags according to international regulations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002311
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Flagge; Spanish: bandera; French: pavillon amiral
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002311",
  "term": "Flag",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A piece of fabric or material, typically rectangular, attached to a staff or halyard, used for signaling, identification, or decoration on a vessel. Flags convey information about a ship's nationality, status, or intentions through a system of international maritime signals. Naval vessels and merchant ships display specific flags according to international regulations.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Flagge",
    "es": "bandera",
    "fr": "pavillon amiral"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/flag/"
}

Record 2,548 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.