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Flagman

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
  2. A man who raises a flag.

Equivalents

日本語旗手
العربيةحامل الراية
3 more languages
Қазақ тілітушы
한국어기수

Examples

“At the approach⟳ to Southampton Terminus, double⟳ track branches off to the left, runs alongside the platforms and then cuts across Canute Road on an open⟳ crossing under the protection of a flagman.”
“"The Bands played the National Anthem and the Royal Standard was cracked by the Flagman and flown beside the clocktower at the top of the Horse Guards building."https://www.army.mod.uk/news/splendour-and-precision-from-the-british-army-for-the-japanese-state-visit/”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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