Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reflag

/ɹiflˈæɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-flag
IPA: /ɹiflˈæɡ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change the flag on a vessel, etc.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From re- + flag.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reflags (present, singular) reflagging (participle, present) reflagged (participle, past) reflagged (past)

Rhymes With

bag flag tag drag ag mag lag gag rag brag fag snag

Questions

How do you pronounce reflag?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiflˈæɡ/.
What does reflag mean?: To change the flag on a vessel, etc.
Where does reflag come from?: From re- + flag.

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