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单词 burgee
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Definition of burgee in English:

burgee

noun bəːˈdʒiː
  • A flag bearing the colours or emblem of a sailing club, typically triangular.

    (航海俱乐部用的)彩色三角旗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This powerboater looks forward to knowing I'll have a welcome place at the dinner table the next time I see LISCA burgees rafted up on the Sound.
    • Going back, and there's a small hoo-ha because someone's raised a burgee instead of the commodore's pennant.
    • We exchanged handmade Valentines and flew heart burgees fashioned from old sails, scraps of red cloth and old jacklines for the hoists.
    • Following no Roberts Rules of Order, leader Bill Davis took care of business: a discussion on the upcoming summer rendezvous; the group's new burgee; and the need for a new treasurer and newsletter editor.
    • I will need that photograph of Stephen in his uniform, along with my burgee and membership card, when I sail up to the docks of other yacht clubs.
    • The committee vessel will be RANSA One or another flying the RANSA burgee.
    Synonyms
    banner, standard, ensign, pennant, pennon, banderole, streamer, jack

Origin

Mid 18th century: perhaps from French bourgeois (see burgess) in the sense 'owner, master'.

Rhymes

clergy

Definition of burgee in US English:

burgee

noun
  • A flag bearing the colors or emblem of a sailing club, typically triangular.

    (航海俱乐部用的)彩色三角旗

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This powerboater looks forward to knowing I'll have a welcome place at the dinner table the next time I see LISCA burgees rafted up on the Sound.
    • The committee vessel will be RANSA One or another flying the RANSA burgee.
    • Following no Roberts Rules of Order, leader Bill Davis took care of business: a discussion on the upcoming summer rendezvous; the group's new burgee; and the need for a new treasurer and newsletter editor.
    • We exchanged handmade Valentines and flew heart burgees fashioned from old sails, scraps of red cloth and old jacklines for the hoists.
    • Going back, and there's a small hoo-ha because someone's raised a burgee instead of the commodore's pennant.
    • I will need that photograph of Stephen in his uniform, along with my burgee and membership card, when I sail up to the docks of other yacht clubs.
    Synonyms
    banner, standard, ensign, pennant, pennon, banderole, streamer, jack

Origin

Mid 18th century: perhaps from French bourgeois (see burgess) in the sense ‘owner, master’.

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