house flag

noun6

1. •
   A flag that uniquely identifies the company that owns or, occasionally, that operates a ship.

   • Her house-flag was flying, and her whistle from time to time acknowledged the salutes of friendly boats, who saw that she was new to the High and Narrow Seas and wished to make her welcome. — 1899
2. •
   Flag that identifies a shipowner.

   • The red flag of the sultanate and the house flag of the owners of the Picciola were hoisted. — 2011
3. •
   A flag that identifies a company, unit, or other group.

   • In the school ground, I saw a boy of section B was given the responsibility of leading the march past with house-flag in his hands. — 2014
4. •
   Flag that identifies a company, unit, or group.

   • A short time ago I asked one of the American airlines to send me a specimen of their house flag. — 1949
5. •
   Alternative form of house-flag.
6. •
   A flag flown at a house.

   • I was also not thrilled when two neighborhood girls shredded my house flag with what must have been sharp objects or scissors. — 2012