σημαία — meaning in English
simaia
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English meaning
- banner noun A long strip of fabric or sign, often bearing a message, slogan, or emblem.
- ensign noun A flag, especially one flown by a ship to show its nationality.
- flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- standard adj Usual, regular, or typical; falling within an accepted, expected range.
Senses
σημαία is used for these senses in English:
- banner (by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
- ensign Any prominent flag or banner.
- flag (computer science) A variable or memory location that stores a Boolean true-or-false, yes-or-no value, typically either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place.
- flag (internet slang, ACG) An indication that a certain outcome or event is going to happen, deduced not logically or causally, but as a pattern in a piece of media. Chiefly used in video games and adjacent media, especially visual novels, it is typically described as being raised or set by the plot or words of a character.
- jack (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]
- standard The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
banner — full definition
- noun A long strip of fabric or sign, often bearing a message, slogan, or emblem.
- noun A digital advertisement displayed across the top or side of a webpage.
- adj Outstanding or record-setting (chiefly US), as in "a banner year."
ensign — full definition
- noun A flag, especially one flown by a ship to show its nationality.
- noun A badge or symbol of rank or office.
- noun The lowest-ranking commissioned officer in the US Navy.