flagcode

noun
UK /ˈflæɡ.kəʊd/
US /ˈflæɡ.koʊd/

A flagcode is a set of rules for how to treat a flag with respect.

The scouts learned the flagcode before the ceremony.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A system of signals made by waving flags, used to send messages.

The sailors used a flagcode to talk between ships.

3. A secret pattern of colored flags that stands for a message.

The pirates hid their treasure map behind a flagcode.

4. A set of symbols on a flag that tells what country or group it belongs to.

Each team designed its own flagcode for the parade.