reflag

Related to reflag: red flag

re·flag

 (rē-flăg′)
tr.v. re·flagged, re·flag·ging, re·flags
To give a new registered nationality to (a ship or aircraft).
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reflag

(riːˈflæɡ)
vb (tr)
(Nautical Terms) to change the national flag of or change the registered nationality of (a ship, aircraft, etc), for example for military protection, or to avoid certain rules
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re•flag

(riˈflæg)
v.t. -flagged, -flag•ging.
to register (a foreign ship) so that it flies the flag of the registering nation and thereby comes under the latter's protection.
[1980–85]
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The US ambassador to Malta, Gina Abercombie-Winstanley, told the US Senate foreign relations committee that representatives of the Maltese government had assured her they "have taken some steps in the recent past, including agreeing not to reflag any additional Iranian ships, so they will not be reflagging new Iranian ships.
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