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Definition of ensign in English: ensignnoun ˈɛns(ə)nˈɛnsʌɪn 1A flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality. 旗；（尤指）军旗，舰旗 Example sentencesExamples - The French now used plain white flags, including ensigns, white being the royal colour.
- I cannot say enough about what the national ensign means to me.
- The Blue Ensign is not the ensign of the Royal Naval Reserve as such, as is sometimes stated.
- And get that Guild flag down and hoist the black ensign!
- They trace the word to the piratical practice of flying a flag or ensign other than one's own in order to deceive a passing ship or unwitting harbormaster about a vessel's true identity.
- At the annual general meeting at the club's lodge at Thredbo on May 17, members raised the ensign on the new flag pole installed at the lodge.
- A resolution that will be discussed at the party's convention this weekend calls on the province to drop the British ensign from its flag.
- It looks familiar, like our own Scottish flag, until you realise that it is a reverse image: the Russian naval ensign is a blue saltire on a white field.
- The current ensign wasn't adopted as a fully fledged flag until 1981, when the Queen visited and personally gave her assent.
- The colours of the Australian ensigns became a further reason discouraging their use.
- However, he has struck a deal with the management and now his ensign, the black flag sporting the skull and crossbones, will be hung out each night.
- And as we recovered and responded, our national ensign was everywhere.
- Believing the emblem to be a national ensign, he could deduce that the two worlds in the star system had formed one nation.
- Other items on display included the white naval ensign which was flown on the last day on Malta before independence was declared.
- Everyone turned and saluted the ensign flying over the parade ground.
- It worked for Lester Pearson, the Canadian Prime Minister who replaced the imperial ensign with the maple leaf flag in 1965.
- A formation of three Indian Air Force MI - 8 helicopters, which flew past with the national tricolour and ensigns of the IAF, paved the way for some stunning display of flying skills.
- They sat under the flags of all allied nations that fought in the struggle and the half-masted Australian flag and ensigns of the Services, but all eyes were focused on the 1500 veterans of the hell that was the war in the Pacific.
- An ensign was the national flag flown (technically ‘worn’) by a warship.
- The submariners' wives initially made a tapestry depicting the British and Russian ensigns entwined and a naval prayer, and sent it to Russia as gift of condolence - it now hangs in the Russian Military Museum in Moscow.
Synonyms flag, standard, colour(s), jack, banner, pennant, pennon, streamer, banderole British pendant Nautical burgee in ancient Rome vexillum rare gonfalon, guidon, labarum - 1.1archaic A sign or emblem of a particular thing.
〈古〉标志，象征 all the ensigns of our greatness 所有体现我们伟大的象征。
2The lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US and some other navies, above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant. 海军少尉 as title a copy of Ensign Smith's report Example sentencesExamples - He had lost two fingers on his left hand as an ensign on the armored cruiser.
- In 1944 and 1945, he served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.
- The ensign at tactical reported ducking as the panel behind him exploded.
- In 1906, Fletcher graduated from the US Naval Academy and he gained a commission as an ensign.
- ROTC is an elective course of study, taken in conjunction with any academic major that, upon graduation, leads to a reserve commission as a second lieutenant in the army, air force, or Marine Corps or an ensign in the navy.
- My first full time job was as an ensign in the US Navy Reserve on active duty when I graduated from University.
- Twenty years ago, I was an ensign on a patrol ship at the Tamall Ship Yard.
- She entered the Navy as an ensign and was quickly assigned clerical duties, something commonly done at that time.
- Think about a fairly new petty officer or ensign dealing with a new system.
- The graduates officially became second lieutenants and ensigns.
- He entered the University of Chicago in 1943 and served in the U.S. Navy as an ensign during 1944-46.
- All Sailors will be given a clear career roadmap, outlining how they progress from seaman to master chief, or from ensign to admiral.
- Seeing the disappointment in their eyes, the president remembered when he, a young Navy ensign, and his wife-to-be announced their intentions to marry and met with the problem of parental interference.
- From day one as an ensign, I was told military flying was a dangerous business.
- He graduated last year from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and is currently ranked as an ensign, having served aboard the USS Gettysburg.
- It had become a bit of a joke for any ensign or petty officer new to rank and ship with him.
- His academic career was interrupted by World War II; he served as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was in the third wave to land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.
- Marcus was surprised when the ensign led him to a briefing room, and not the Admiral's office.
- He was commissioned as an ensign and put back on a ship, the USS Tripoli.
- Will it be from the captains, majors, or commanders who entered military service five or ten years ago, or from the lieutenants or ensigns who joined last year?
- 2.1historical The lowest rank of commissioned infantry officer in the British army.
〈史〉步兵少尉 Example sentencesExamples - The poems were never published, but they circulated widely and, as one officer said at the time, ‘there was scarcely a more or less literate ensign in the army who did not know them by heart.’
- In 1863, as the civil war still raged in America, an Englishman called James Tredennick signed on as an ensign of the 57th Foot in Queen Victoria's army.
- Born in Ireland, presumably in Dublin, he became an ensign in the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1745.
- The young ensign is sailing home from India in 1805 when his ship is seized by a French warship and he ends up off Cadiz, Spain.
- Just to make things complicated, their ensign - the lowest commissioned rank in the British army - was a lieutenant-general, one of the highest in the world of real soldiers.
3historical A standard-bearer. 〈史〉掌旗官 Example sentencesExamples - The colours marched off the parade, an illustration where historically they would have been lodged for safe keeping in the colour ensign's quarters for the night and the evening watch mounted.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French enseigne, from Latin insignia 'signs of office' (see insignia). Compare with ancient2. seal from Old English: Rather than signing their name, people formerly stamped a personal seal in wax on a completed letter or other document. The expressions put the seal on, ‘to put the finishing touch to something’, and set your seal to, ‘to mark something with your own distinctive character’, both derive from this. To seal something off reflects the use of seals to check that something has not been opened or disturbed. In these and related uses, seal goes back to Latin sigillum ‘small picture’, from signum ‘a sign’, the source of design (late 16th century), designate (mid 17th century), ensign (Late Middle English), insignia (mid 17th century), sign (Middle English), signal (Late Middle English), scarlet, and numerous other English words. This seal dates from Middle English. The name of the animal seal derives from Old English seolh, the source also of the selkie or silkie (mid 16th century), the mysterious seal woman of folklore.
Definition of ensign in US English: ensignnoun 1A flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality. 旗；（尤指）军旗，舰旗 Example sentencesExamples - The Blue Ensign is not the ensign of the Royal Naval Reserve as such, as is sometimes stated.
- Everyone turned and saluted the ensign flying over the parade ground.
- Believing the emblem to be a national ensign, he could deduce that the two worlds in the star system had formed one nation.
- The French now used plain white flags, including ensigns, white being the royal colour.
- It looks familiar, like our own Scottish flag, until you realise that it is a reverse image: the Russian naval ensign is a blue saltire on a white field.
- The colours of the Australian ensigns became a further reason discouraging their use.
- An ensign was the national flag flown (technically ‘worn’) by a warship.
- At the annual general meeting at the club's lodge at Thredbo on May 17, members raised the ensign on the new flag pole installed at the lodge.
- The submariners' wives initially made a tapestry depicting the British and Russian ensigns entwined and a naval prayer, and sent it to Russia as gift of condolence - it now hangs in the Russian Military Museum in Moscow.
- They trace the word to the piratical practice of flying a flag or ensign other than one's own in order to deceive a passing ship or unwitting harbormaster about a vessel's true identity.
- A resolution that will be discussed at the party's convention this weekend calls on the province to drop the British ensign from its flag.
- A formation of three Indian Air Force MI - 8 helicopters, which flew past with the national tricolour and ensigns of the IAF, paved the way for some stunning display of flying skills.
- It worked for Lester Pearson, the Canadian Prime Minister who replaced the imperial ensign with the maple leaf flag in 1965.
- However, he has struck a deal with the management and now his ensign, the black flag sporting the skull and crossbones, will be hung out each night.
- And as we recovered and responded, our national ensign was everywhere.
- Other items on display included the white naval ensign which was flown on the last day on Malta before independence was declared.
- And get that Guild flag down and hoist the black ensign!
- They sat under the flags of all allied nations that fought in the struggle and the half-masted Australian flag and ensigns of the Services, but all eyes were focused on the 1500 veterans of the hell that was the war in the Pacific.
- The current ensign wasn't adopted as a fully fledged flag until 1981, when the Queen visited and personally gave her assent.
- I cannot say enough about what the national ensign means to me.
Synonyms flag, standard, colour, colours, jack, banner, pennant, pennon, streamer, banderole - 1.1archaic A sign or emblem of a particular thing.
〈古〉标志，象征 all the ensigns of our greatness 所有体现我们伟大的象征。
2A commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard, ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant. 海军少尉 Example sentencesExamples - It had become a bit of a joke for any ensign or petty officer new to rank and ship with him.
- The graduates officially became second lieutenants and ensigns.
- He had lost two fingers on his left hand as an ensign on the armored cruiser.
- The ensign at tactical reported ducking as the panel behind him exploded.
- ROTC is an elective course of study, taken in conjunction with any academic major that, upon graduation, leads to a reserve commission as a second lieutenant in the army, air force, or Marine Corps or an ensign in the navy.
- Will it be from the captains, majors, or commanders who entered military service five or ten years ago, or from the lieutenants or ensigns who joined last year?
- Think about a fairly new petty officer or ensign dealing with a new system.
- He entered the University of Chicago in 1943 and served in the U.S. Navy as an ensign during 1944-46.
- He was commissioned as an ensign and put back on a ship, the USS Tripoli.
- Twenty years ago, I was an ensign on a patrol ship at the Tamall Ship Yard.
- His academic career was interrupted by World War II; he served as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was in the third wave to land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.
- All Sailors will be given a clear career roadmap, outlining how they progress from seaman to master chief, or from ensign to admiral.
- He graduated last year from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and is currently ranked as an ensign, having served aboard the USS Gettysburg.
- In 1906, Fletcher graduated from the US Naval Academy and he gained a commission as an ensign.
- She entered the Navy as an ensign and was quickly assigned clerical duties, something commonly done at that time.
- From day one as an ensign, I was told military flying was a dangerous business.
- In 1944 and 1945, he served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.
- Marcus was surprised when the ensign led him to a briefing room, and not the Admiral's office.
- My first full time job was as an ensign in the US Navy Reserve on active duty when I graduated from University.
- Seeing the disappointment in their eyes, the president remembered when he, a young Navy ensign, and his wife-to-be announced their intentions to marry and met with the problem of parental interference.
- 2.1historical The lowest rank of commissioned infantry officer in the British army.
〈史〉步兵少尉 Example sentencesExamples - Born in Ireland, presumably in Dublin, he became an ensign in the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1745.
- The poems were never published, but they circulated widely and, as one officer said at the time, ‘there was scarcely a more or less literate ensign in the army who did not know them by heart.’
- The young ensign is sailing home from India in 1805 when his ship is seized by a French warship and he ends up off Cadiz, Spain.
- In 1863, as the civil war still raged in America, an Englishman called James Tredennick signed on as an ensign of the 57th Foot in Queen Victoria's army.
- Just to make things complicated, their ensign - the lowest commissioned rank in the British army - was a lieutenant-general, one of the highest in the world of real soldiers.
3historical A standard-bearer. 〈史〉掌旗官 Example sentencesExamples - The colours marched off the parade, an illustration where historically they would have been lodged for safe keeping in the colour ensign's quarters for the night and the evening watch mounted.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French enseigne, from Latin insignia ‘signs of office’ (see insignia). Compare with ancient. |