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BNC: 24091 COCA: 21714

ensign

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ensign /ˈɛnsən/ /ˈɛnˌsaɪn/ noun
plural ensigns
ensign
/ˈɛnsən/ /ˈɛnˌsaɪn/
noun
plural ensigns
Learner's definition of ENSIGN
[count]
: an officer of the lowest rank in the U.S. Navy(美国)海军少尉
: a flag that is flown on a ship to show what country the ship belongs to商船旗;舰旗
BNC: 24091 COCA: 21714

ensign

noun

en·​sign ˈen(t)-sən How to pronounce ensign (audio)
also for senses 1, 2, & 3a
ˈen-ˌsīn How to pronounce ensign (audio)
1
: a flag that is flown (as by a ship) as the symbol of nationality and that may also be flown with a distinctive badge added to its design
2
a
: a badge of office, rank, or power
b
3
a
: an infantry officer of what was formerly the lowest commissioned rank
b
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a chief warrant officer and below a lieutenant junior grade

Example Sentences

that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign
Recent Examples on the Web And all this happens there, in the solitude of reading, while the ensign takes a nap. Phil Klay, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 Her first tour as an ensign took her to Seattle for an assignment aboard an icebreaker, the Polar Star. New York Times, 31 May 2022 He was commissioned an ensign in 1963, and served aboard the USS Constellation as a nuclear weapons officer. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2022 Melvin washes out, whereas Connell would become an ensign and train new recruits in New Orleans. Gemma Sieff, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 After initially saying Kazuo was dead, the navy sent a higher-ranking officer to confide that the ensign was missing. Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2021 Cervantes could have made the ensign read the manuscript aloud to the licentiate. Phil Klay, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 On Friday, the day after Veterans Day, Ouellette will graduate top of her class from the U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, as an ensign. Lori Riley, courant.com, 10 Nov. 2021 In June 1954, Rumsfeld graduated and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy. Robert Burns, ajc, 1 July 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ensigne, sign, token, banner, from Anglo-French enseigne, from Latin insignia insignia, flags

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ensign was in the 15th century
BNC: 24091 COCA: 21714

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