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How to pronounce “ensign”
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Pronunciation guide for ensign
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ensign with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Joellen Drag Oslund & Beverly Weintraub
where we were commissioned as ensigns,
- Definition summary
- A badge of office, rank, or power.
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How to pronounce ensign
Joellen Drag Oslund & Beverly Weintraub
where we were commissioned as ensigns,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ensign”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A badge of office, rank, or power.
- The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
- A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
- (nautical) The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
- Any prominent flag or banner.
- (historical) A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete) To designate as by an ensign.
- To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
- (heraldry) To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.
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