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Meaning of "quarantine flag" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARANTINE FLAG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARANTINE FLAG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quarantine flag is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUARANTINE FLAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quarantine flag in the English dictionary

The definition of quarantine flag in the dictionary is the yellow signal flag for the letter Q, flown alone from a vessel to indicate that there is no disease aboard and to request pratique or, with a second signal flag, to indicate that there is disease aboard Also called: yellow flag, yellow jack.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARANTINE FLAG

quarantine
quare
quarenden
quark
Quarles
quarrel
quarreler
quarreling
quarrelled
quarreller
quarrelling
quarrellous
quarrelsome
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomeness
quarrender
quarriable
quarrian
quarried
quarrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARANTINE FLAG

beflag
black flag
chequered flag
corner flag
cornflag
flag
fly the flag
national flag
oflag
rainbow flag
red flag
reflag
show the flag
signal flag
strike the flag
sweet flag
the flag
Union flag
white flag
yellow flag

Synonyms and antonyms of quarantine flag in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «quarantine flag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARANTINE FLAG

Find out the translation of quarantine flag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quarantine flag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quarantine flag» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

检疫标志
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bandera de cuarentena
570 millions of speakers

English

quarantine flag
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संगरोध झंडा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

علم الحجر الصحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карантин флаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bandeira de quarentena
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংগ্রাহক পতাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quarantaine drapeau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bendera karantina
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quarantäne -Flag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

検疫フラグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검역 플래그
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gendera karantina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm dịch cờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட கொடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलग ठेवणे ध्वज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karantina bayrağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bandiera di quarantena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zaznacz kwarantanny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

карантин прапор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flag carantină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημαία καραντίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwarantyn vlag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

karantän flagga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karantene flagg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quarantine flag

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARANTINE FLAG»

The term «quarantine flag» is used very little and occupies the 188.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARANTINE FLAG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quarantine flag

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARANTINE FLAG»

Discover the use of quarantine flag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarantine flag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Textbook of Infectious Disease Control: A ...
(Left) The internationallyrecognised yellowjack quarantine flag (the yellow squares of the flag are here shown in grey) flown by ships ifthey suspected they had quarantinable infection on board. (Right) US Public Health Service cutter used to ...
Andrew Cliff, Matthew Smallman-Raynor, 2013
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Prostar Sailing Directions 2006 Pacific Ocean and Southeast ...
The International Code Signal Quarantine Flag must be hoisted as soon as the vessel enters the quarantine area or place designated for quarantine inspection by the Quarantine Officer. The quarantine flag shall remain hoisted until ...
‎2006
3
Kenya Gazette
The Master of every vessel in quarantine shall cause the quarantine flag, namely, , that known as flag L, being a large flag of yellow and black, borne quarterly, to be flown between sunrise and sunset, at the foremast head of such vessel when  ...
4
Infectious Disease Surveillance
Figure 39.1 Death in a sailor's uniform holding the yellow quarantine flag knocking on the door of New York City during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. Source: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1878. To abate the threat, public ...
Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, Ruth Lynfield, Chris A. Van Beneden, 2013
5
Dictionary of Chinese Law and Government, Chinese-English
chien-i ch'i-chih ^SttW- Quarantine flag. (Cf. chien-i hsin-hao.) chien-i hsin-hao &&(f*KW)-A quarantine signal. A flag or pennant used on a vessel as an international communication system to indicate quarantine conditions on board [" Q" ...
Philip R. Bilancia, 1981
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Coasts of Korea and China
This inspection is not required if arriving from another Chinese port. In very bad weather, the inspection may be postponed until the vessel has berthed, in which case the quarantine flag is flown while the vessel is proceeding in an upriver ...
7
Cruising Guide To Jamaica
When you arrive at your first port of entry, be sure to fly your quarantine flag. This is very important in Jamaica and to not do so, is to begin on the wrong foot. There are three departments you will meet when you clear in. They are as follows: a.
8
Strindberg Plays: 2: Dream Play; Dance of Death; The Stronger
[Raise the quarantine flag now, and I'llpull inthe net.] The QUARANTINE MASTER wavesa yellow flag. [The OFFICER pullsarope so that theboat swings towards Foulstrand.] HE and SHE become aware ofthe horrible landscape and grimace ...
August Strindberg, 2014
9
Dictionary of Medicine
quarantine radial put in quarantine on arrival at the port; a ship in quarantine shows a yellow flag called the quarantine flag 2 verb to put a person or animal in quarantine COMMENT: animals coming into Great Britain are quarantined for six  ...
P.H. Collin, 2014
10
Dictionary of Agriculture
... on arrival at the pan; a ship in quarantine shows a yellow flag called the quarantine flag 2 verb to put a person or animal in quarantine COMMENTi animals coming into Britain are quarantined for six months because of the danger of rabies.
Alan Stephens, 1998

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARANTINE FLAG»

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Workarounds for quarantine bug in OS X Lion
When you first download a file in OS X the system considers it to be foreign and tags it with a quarantine flag. This flag prevents it from running if it contains ... «CNET, Feb 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Quarantine flag [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quarantine-flag>. Apr 2024 ».
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