reflagv.1
/ˌriːˈflaɡ/, U.S. /riˈflæɡ/ transitive. To provide (a street, pavement, floor, etc.) with new flagstones; to repave.
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1845 Newcastle Courant 7 Feb. ii. 3/4 Orders had been given for reflagging East-street and Nuns'-lane.
1863 F. Day Land of Permauls v. 202 Inside the Cochin Church, on the flagged floor, are many very fine tombstones... Many of these were collected,..and the Church was reflagged.
1912 N.Y. Times 10 Nov. viii. 2/4 Filling in sunken sidewalks, flagging and reflagging same,..from 503 East 140th Street to the corner of Brook Avenue.
2007 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 4 Sept. 21 The Lego Men are a waste of money when it could be spent on reflagging and cleaning the streets.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
reflagv.2
/ˌriːˈflaɡ/, U.S. /riˈflæɡ/ transitive. To fit or supply with a new flag; (now usually) spec. to register (a ship) under a new national flag or flag of convenience, esp. in order to qualify for protection in disputed waters. Also in extended use: to provide with a new brand identity, name, etc.; to rebrand.
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society > travel > travel by water > [verb (transitive)] > register under new flag
reflag1933
society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > signal (something) by flags [verb (transitive)] > fit or supply with new flag (of a ship)
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1933 N. Waln House of Exile iii. iii. 284 All the other Northern war lords reflagged their soldiers with the Nationalist flag.
1983 Travel Weekly 12 May 1/4 (heading) Congressmen launch bill to reflag vessels.
1987 Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. A number of Ladbroke's most prestigious hotels will be reflagged under the Hilton name.
2003 Hawaii Mag. Sept. 44/3 The existing 2,000-passenger Norwegian Sky..is being reflagged with the Stars and Stripes.
Derivatives
reˈflagged adj.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [adjective] > registered under new flag
reflagged1982
society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [adjective] > fitted or supplied with a new flag (of a ship)
reflagged1982
1982 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 20 May Provide immediate eligibility for reflagged vessels for the carriage of government-impelled cargos.
2003 C. Marschall Iran's Persian Gulf Policy iii. 90 An attack on a reflagged US tanker in Kuwaiti waters.
reˈflagging n.
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society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > official record > registering under new flag
reflagging1977
society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > flag signalling > [noun] > fitting or supplying with a new flag (of a ship)
reflagging1977
1977 Business Week 4 July 22/2 ‘We do not like reflagging’—bringing foreign-built ships under the American flag.
2000 Miami Herald (Nexis) 9 May The reflagging of auto dealers under a single, local name is happening nationwide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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