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The officers of a yacht club may fly various burgees appropriate to their rank: for example, the commodore may fly a swallow-tailed version of the club burgee (and the vice- and rear-commodores the same, but distinguished by the addition of one or two balls respectively at the canton). A past-commodore may also be given a distinctively-shaped flag.
Main article: Banderole A small flag or streamer carried on the lance of a knight, or a long, narrow flag flown from the masthead of a ship. Banner Main article: Banner Generically, a synonym for a flag of any kind, and in heraldry specifically, a square or rectangular flag whose design is identical to the shield of a coat of arms ; also denominated a banner of arms. Burgee Main article ...
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Flag Dates used English text Gadsden flag: 1775–present DONT TREAD ON ME: Gambia Colony and Protectorate: 1889–1965 G. [abbreviation of "Gambia"] The Gambia (Governor-General) 1965–70 THE GAMBIA: The Gambia (President) 1970–present PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY: Garrett County, Maryland –present 1. GARRETT COUNTY 2. 1872 3. MARYLAND ...
Southern Yacht Club is an extremely active sailing club and is the organizing body for the Race to the Coast, the oldest point to point regatta in the Western Hemisphere. ...
The meaning under Ohio law is not the meaning provided in this article as currently edited, which says that the word refers to a flag ("regardless of its shape") of a recreational boating association. Indeed, none of the examples of pennants and flags shown in this article is burgee-shaped in the Ohio sense.
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Another variant described is a small triangular flag in solid green, defaced with a white cocktail or wine glass. Gin pennants have also been produced as novelties by distillers. In the 1950s, the makers of Gordon's Gin distributed Gordon's pennants in reversed colors: a green field with white hoist and fly, defaced with a gin bottle, glass ...