| 单词 | meal-pennant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmeal-pennant meal-pennant n. (also meal-pendant) U.S. Nautical (esp. Navy) a red pennant displayed during mealtimes; (U.S. Navy slang) a service stripe. ΚΠ 1864 D. D. Porter in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1900) 1st Ser. X. 562 Meal pennants to be hoisted only at meals, without regard to senior officer. 1878 F. O. Davenport On Man-of-war 29 While the crew are at meals a red ‘meal pennant’ is displayed at the mizzen truck or at the crossjack yard arm to warn outsiders that the men are not to be disturbed. 1918 L. E. Ruggles Navy Explained 75 This red mark is called a hash mark, assuming that the man re-enlisted for his hash. It is also called a meal pennant. < as lemmas |
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