signal-flag

Reenactments of a recruitment drive and enlistment ceremony, with unit drills and signal-flag and weapons demonstrations.

Fauquier County community calendar, April 25-May 2, 2010 2010

And away, too, Darby and Joan raced after it, as quickly as they could thread their way through the trees, following where in front the rabbit led the way, its stumpy whitish tail turned up like a beckoning signal-flag.

Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls Frances Browne Arthur

This betokened the approach of Hazen's division, which had been anxiously expected, and soon thereafter the signal-officer discovered about three miles above the fort a signal-flag, with which he conversed, and found it to belong to General Hazen, who was preparing to assault the fort, and wanted to know if I were there.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

For a time I attributed this result to the effect of General Cog's march, but later in the afternoon the signal-flag announced the welcome tidings that the attack had been fairly repulsed, but that General Corse was wounded.

Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals David Widger

While the heroic men at Altoona were rapidly falling but still fighting, with chances of successful resistance diminishing as each dreadful moment passed, the signal-flag from a spur of Kennesaw

Reminiscences of the Civil War 1904

Thus all of its names seem to note the wonderful banner that serves the animal in turn as sun-shade, signal-flag, coverlet, and parachute.

Wild Animals at Home Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

A lofty signal-flag, not carried about, but stationary.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

Telling Jesse to watch the latter, he once more ascended to the top of the sea-wall, and here erected his signal-flag, piling up a heap of stones at the foot of the staff.

The Young Alaskans Emerson Hough 1890

If one of the colored fishermen, whose sole occupation was to catch fish for the table at the Great House, as they called their master's residence, succedeed in catching a sheep's-head, his orders were to run up a signal-flag.

Memorials of a southern planter, 1887

"Then give it to me, and I will blow it," said the Englishman, with admirable patience, and, taking the shepherd's crook and horn, he gave the man his red shawl to use as a signal-flag.

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864