Meanings of red ensign in English

We won't even have a British red ensign flying across the Channel.

See there, that bit o' red ensign run up to the gaff!

The red pirate's flag has become the red ensign of our merchant marine.

The British red ensign was, however, used on ships registered in the Free State.

There was a ragged cheer as the red ensign was hoisted up the brigantine's mainmast.

No sooner was this done than the stranger, hauling down the red ensign, hoisted the tricoloured flag.

Her stern was high out of water, the red ensign of England flapping impotently on the ensign staff.

Every ship of the squadron bore a red ensign long enough to float from the masthead to the water.

At "four" the red ensign came fluttering down and the mail packet was a prize of war.

A red ensign was seized jack downward in her main rigging, the highest note of the sailorman's agony of distress.

Soon they were towed in between Ramsgate piers, and this time the flying of the British red ensign denoted, 'All saved.'

The other side of the entrance has more rocks.' Surprisingly, he looked up at the great red ensign streaming from the gaff.

This one was a red ensign, in those days a purely naval flag, carried (since Trafalgar) by the highest rank of admirals.

In the old Consulate at the gates of the city an English, or at least a Maltese, judge administered justice under the red ensign daily.

More rapidly now we closed the distance between ourselves and the stranger, until I could plainly see the red ensign of the British merchant marine.

Almost at once I remembered the red ensign, and, waiting until the footsteps withdrew, stole across, half dressed, to my father's room to change it.