ensign

Preposition: of

royalty: After the death of Charles I. the ensigns of royalty were destroyed at Kingston, as well as at most other places.

Converse of object

• hoist: They were all at action stations with battle ensigns hoisted.
• fly: There was a certain amount of shipping in the harbor, all flying the white ensign.
• flow: Captain Cook's Ensign What was the color of the ensign flown by Captain Cook?
• display: Examples include not showing appropriate day or night signs at anchor, displaying inappropriate ensigns.
• deface: The Blue Ensign A variety of defaced Blue Ensigns are worn by Government vessels other than warships.
• wear: As a Royal Yacht the ship will wear the white ensign and be manned by a naval crew.

Adjective modifier

• red: As a hospital ship she would be manned by a merchant service crew and wear the red ensign.
• blue: The Blue Ensign A variety of defaced Blue Ensigns are worn by Government vessels other than warships.
• white: There was a certain amount of shipping in the harbor, all flying the white ensign.
• national: The union jack is raised after the national ensign and lowered before the national ensign at evening colors.
• German: Just before she turned over we saw a group of men on her quarterdeck waving a German ensign attached to a staff.
• young: Bloodnok: Thank heaven you got through, young ensign.

Modifies a noun

staff: The banner, which indicated that the Lord of Man held residence, hung motionless by the ensign staff.

Preposition: in

• regiment: Bingham was educated at Westminster School and became an ensign in the 6th Regiment of Foot on 29 August 1816.
• foot: Col Graham entered the Army as an ensign in the 70 th Foot, in October 1824, having been a Cadet at Sandhurst.
• army: He was commissioned as ensign in the British army in 1787 and was elected to the Irish parliament in 1790.