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  2. Burgee - Wikipedia

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    A burgee is a distinguishing flag, regardless of its shape, of a recreational boating organization. [1] In most cases, they have the shape of a pennant. Etiquette

  3. Flag of Ohio - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Burgee is the official flag of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a distinctive triangular swallowtail flag. Its red, white, and blue elements symbolize the state's natural features and order of admission into the Union. A prominent disc in the flag's triangular canton is suggestive of the state's name. The flag was adopted in 1902.

  4. Swallowtail (flag) - Wikipedia

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    This article does not cite any sources. ... The triangular swallowtail is the shape of the flag of the American state of Ohio, as well as of some burgees, ...

  5. Maritime flag - Wikipedia

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    House flags (those defining the owner) are usually flown from the mainmast truck. When a club burgee is flown, it will normally be hoisted to the truck of the most forward mast. On a sloop, then, not having a foremast, the house flag could be moved to the port spreader if the starboard spreader was in use, and a burgee was being flown.

  6. Burgess (title) - Wikipedia

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    Burgesses were originally freeman inhabitants of a city in which they owned land and who contributed to the running of the town and its taxation. The title of burgess was later restricted to merchants and craftsmen, so that only burgesses could enjoy the privileges of trading or practising a craft in the city through belonging to a guild (by holding a guild ticket) or were able to own ...

  7. List of Cornish flags - Wikipedia

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    A white burgee defaced with a red-and-white fish and surrounded by a blue border. 1939–1990s: Penzance Sailing Club: A white burgee defaced with a black skull and crossbones. [8] 1990s: Penzance Sailing Club: A black burgee divided by a white Saint Piran's Cross, with a black skull and crossbones on a white disc in the centre. [8] 1958: Port ...

  8. These Are America's Snowiest Cities And Towns - AOL

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    - What Does 'Meteorological Winter' Mean? Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at weather.com and has been covering national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather ...

  9. Yacht club - Wikipedia

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    At traditional clubs the burgee and the ensign is hoisted at 08:00 each morning and lowered each evening at sunset. This ceremony is called colors. Traditionally, the first time a member of one club visits another, there is an exchange of burgees. Exchanged burgees are often displayed on the premises of clubs, such as at their clubhouse or bar.