WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mail′ flag′, [Naut.]
  1. Nauticala flag of the International Code of Signals symbolizing the letter Y, flown alone by a ship to indicate that it is carrying mail: a square flag with red and yellow diagonal stripes.
  2. Nauticalany of various other flags indicating that a ship is carrying mail.

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