He knows that we are an English yacht, for there are our ensign and burgee to bear witness to the fact.
Quartermaster, stand by to dip our ensign to the cruiser as we pass her; and when she has acknowledged it, haul it and the burgee down and stow them away in the flag locker!
That makes us pirates, and that old Maggie burgee floatin' at the fore ain't nothin' more nor less than the Jolly Roger.
He appeared on deck presently with a long blue burgee on which was emblazoned in white letters the single word Maggie.
I suppose some sort of court-martial was held first, and that the Burgee (poor wretch!
I am informed that after I left the vessel--in fact it was next day--a Burgee was run up at the mast head.
I don't exactly know what a Burgee is, but I fancy he is something between a Buccaneer and a Bargee; a sort of river-and-sea pirate.
The burgee of the Thames Yacht Club was probably a red one, with the letters T.
Perhaps the most sporting matches that have been sailed under the red burgee with crown, star, and half-moon in centre, were three that sprang out of a race for yachts of 20 tons and under, and took place at the last regatta of the season.
Passing the tens and twenties the French yachts are reached, for of late years the burgee of the French club is often seen at Cowes, and the American flag is more frequent than of yore.
In December 1834 a white burgee was adopted with a crown and the letters R.
We could hear children calling aloud, as soon as they caught sight of the yacht, decked out with all the elegance of her whitest ensign, and best Burgee "Engelskt!
He jerked open a drawer in the desk and brought forth a bright new edition of Old Glory, followed by the familiar white muslin burgee with the blue star.
On such occasions old Cap'n Cliff would break out a long red burgeewith M.
My dear sir,' says Edward, pointing aloft to the red burgee with M.
The burgee flag of the Canoe Club flew always (white with our paddle across Ɔ C in cipher) and another white flag on the mizen-mast had the yawl’s name inscribed.
Many old friends here greeted me, and many new visitors came on board to congratulate, while His Royal Highness the Commodore of the Royal Canoe Club, whose burgee flew at my mast-head, graciously shook hands.
We can carry the colors aft where they belong and put the Herald burgee on the port staff.
Above these, tacked to the wall, was a small white flag or burgee on which, in faded red, appeared the word “Cibola.
She did not belong to the Cowes squadron; but Ryde owned her, and Ryde was proud of her, and the red burgee of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club flew at her masthead.
I remarked that she had no yacht burgee flying, and he did not speak of belonging to any club.
Lady Bridgeman, wife of the first Sea Lord, and Lady Markham hoisted the White Ensign and the Burgee of the Royal Yacht Squadron an hour or so before sailing.
Most Polar expeditions sail under the Burgee of some yacht club or other: We were ambitious to fly the White Ensign, and to enable this to be done the Royal Yacht Squadron adopted us.
The crew of the Enchantress stood about her capstan and their chantey-man, ready to sing when the swivel should peal and her burgee run down; but the Gilmore group were too far aft to see them.
More than half the boats, this April afternoon, flew from the jack-staff of each, to signify that it was her day to leave, a streaming burgee bearing her name.
The burgee should measure in length about one-half inch for each foot of height of truck from the water; width to be two-thirds of the length.
The burgeeof the other Club we have named has undergone many changes.
The Royal Yacht Club burgeeat this period was plain white, without any device whatever.
From the Banner of the Crusader to the Burgee of the Yachtsman; Flags National, Colonial, Personal; the Ensigns of Mighty Empires; the Symbols of Lost Causes.
But I see by her burgee that she is merely the property of one of its members.
And all that malarkey about Captain Burgee being a pirate or something!
Charles, they must be the 'critters' Burgee mentioned in that catalogue.
Wants to know what Burgee did for a living--Alexander Burgee.
I wouldn't want to be in your shoes if Burgee comes around and finds you'd run off with his planet.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "burgee" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: banner; banneret; bunting; color; colors; ensign; flag; pennant; standard; streamer; tricolor
