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(nautical) A black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined. This use was listed in Brown’s 1916 code of signals, but this use is no longer listed in contemporary editions of the International Code of Signals.
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quarantine flag
Noun
(nautical)
A
black
and
yellow
flag
(signal
flag
LIMA)
formerly
hoisted
by
a
ship
to
show
that
it
has
contagious
or
infectious
disease
aboard,
or
by
a
ship
that
has
been
quarantined.
This
use
was
listed
in
Brown’s
1916
code
of
signals,
but
this
use
is
no
longer
listed
in
contemporary
editions
of
the
International
Code
of
Signals.
Japanese Meaning
検疫旗 ― 船上に伝染病や感染症がある、または隔離措置が取られていることを示すために、かつて掲げられた黒と黄色の旗。
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(nautical)
A
black
and
yellow
flag
(signal
flag
LIMA)
formerly
hoisted
by
a
ship
to
show
that
it
has
contagious
or
infectious
disease
aboard,
or
by
a
ship
that
has
been
quarantined.
This
use
was
listed
in
Brown’s
1916
code
of
signals,
but
this
use
is
no
longer
listed
in
contemporary
editions
of
the
International
Code
of
Signals.
（ plural ）
