Reflag

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To change the flag on a vessel, etc. transitive

    "The Navy assumed responsibility for escorting the reflagged tankers in the Gulf and through the perilous Strait of Hormuz..."

  2. 2
    To flag (mark with a variable) again or differently. transitive

    "In addition, it is only necessary to reflag the cells that lie along the free surface and some of their neighbor cells in each computational step."

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"The Navy assumed responsibility for escorting the reflagged tankers in the Gulf and through the perilous Strait of Hormuz..."

Etymology

From re- + flag.

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