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quarantine flag

–noun Nautical.
a yellow flag, designating the letter Q in the International Code of Signals: flown by itself to signify that a ship has no disease on board and requests a pratique, or flown with another flag to signify that there is disease on board ship.
Also called yellow flag.


Origin:
1870–75

water flag

–noun
a European iris, Iris pseudacorus, naturalized throughout eastern North America, with blue-green leaves and violet-veined, yellow flowers and growing in moist places.
Also called yellow flag.


Origin:
1570–80
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Main Entry: quarantine flag
Function: noun
: a yellow flag hoisted by all ships to request pratique on entering a harbor, by a ship to show that it has contagious orinfectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined called also yellow flag, yellow jack

Main Entry: yellow flag
Pronunciation: -'flag
Function: noun
: QUARANTINEFLAG
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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