BURGEE


Meaning of BURGEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbər-ˈjē, ˈbər-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from French dialect bourgeais shipowner

Date: 1750

1. : a swallow-tailed flag used especially by ships for signals or identification

2. : the usually triangular identifying flag of a yacht club

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.