Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To give a new registered nationality to (a ship or aircraft).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To change the
flag on a vessel, etc. - verb computing, transitive To flag (mark with a variable) again or differently.
Etymologies
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Examples
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In 1987, after years of growing disruptions in this vital waterway, President Ronald Reagan responded by offering to reflag Kuwaiti tankers with the U.S. flag and provide U.S. naval escort.
Iran Won't Close the Strait of Hormuz Bradley S. Russell 2012
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In 2012, AvalonBay plans to reflag 20 to 25 properties as eaves and redevelop about 10 new communities with the brand.
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If you want to hide it, but show that it was flagged and hidden, hide it, reflag it to display message, then write in the field WHY it is flagged. (usually ad hominem personal attack or hate language.)
OpEdNews - Diary: Editor FAQ: Responding to a Flagged article 2008
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We are told, for instance, that the United States only grudgingly became involved in the grisly Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s when it nobly undertook to reflag oil tankers in order to protect the flow of oil.
Sunday, August 31, 2008 As'ad 2008
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We are told, for instance, that the United States only grudgingly became involved in the grisly Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s when it nobly undertook to reflag oil tankers in order to protect the flow of oil.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 As'ad 2008
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If you want to hide it, but show that it was flagged and hidden, hide it, reflag it to display message, then write in the field WHY it is flagged. (usually ad hominem personal attack or hate language.)
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Existing pages could probably be rewritten by proxies, if the authors are unable or unwilling to reflag their content.
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In 2012, the Company plans to redevelop approximately 10 communities and reflag another 20 to 25 properties as "eaves."
unknown title 2011
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Navy launched Operation Earnest Will to reflag Kuwaiti tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz, that the United States used direct military force to protect the gulf.
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J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), which will reflag California's Washington Mutual branches with the Chase name in March, rose $4.40, or 24 percent, to close at $22.49.
San Francisco Business News - Local San Francisco News | The San Francisco Business Times 2009
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