Thesaurus results for ENSIGN

ensign

noun

ˈen(t)-sən

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as in emblem

a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick

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a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign

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Recent Examples of ensign Red, white and blue all over, the design features a flag trim alternating between France’s tricolor ensign and Britain’s Union Jack. —

Leah Dolan, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024 In the wake of the New York Times running a series of reports about which flags Alito and his wife have flown over their properties, including the Revolutionary War–era Appeal to Heaven naval ensign, progressives everywhere ... —

James Erwin, National Review, 1 July 2024 My dad was an ensign on the USS Pensacola for three years, three months and three days in the South Pacific. —

Jim Martin, The Denver Post, 27 May 2024 As ensign, Finnegan worked as a division officer, overseeing the work of a crew of seamen and petty officers in a specific division. —

Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ensign

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One famous user was Uschi Obermaier, a model who lived on various communes in West Germany and became an emblem of left-wing radicalism in the late sixties.

Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
As tourists stumble by with tall cans of Bud Light Lime and cigarettes in hand, Sell’s tattooed, sinewy limbs stretch a matching Lacoste tee and shorts, with the requisite crocodile emblems and matching bright-red shoes.

Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024