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Definitions for Burgee

[1] a triangular flag or one having a shallow, angular indentation in the fly, forming two tails, used as an identification flag, especially by yachts.
[2] nautical a triangular or swallow-tailed flag flown from the mast of a merchant ship for identification and from the mast of a yacht to indicate its owner's membership of a particular yacht club

Words related to Burgee

streamer, headline, emblem, pennant, banner, pennon, color, ensign, standard, decoration, jack, bunting, screamer, colors, heading, oriflamme, banneret, banderole, gonfalon, bannerol

Words nearby Burgee

burelé, burette, burg, burgage, burgas, burgee, burgenland, burgeon, burger, burgess, burgess shale

Origin of Burgee

1840–50; perhaps shortening of *burgee's flag, by reanalysis of *burgess flag, burgess translating French bourgeois in sense “owner” (of a ship)

Word origin for Burgee

C18: perhaps from French (Jersey dialect) bourgeais shipowner, from Old French borgeis ; see bourgeois 1 , burgess

Synonyms for Burgee

streamer, bunting, color, decoration, emblem, ensign, jack, pennon, screamer, standard, banderole