Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

flag staff

Danish translation:

flagstab

Added to glossary by Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Jun 1, 2003 23:08
20 yrs ago
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English term

flag staff

English to Danish Other Military / Defense military
The extensive communications systems allow HMS Cornwall to act as a command platform for a Flag Staff.

Proposed translations

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flagstab

direkte oversat
Peer comment(s):

neutral Jørgen Madsen : 100% confidence med en direkte oversættelse (uden reference)?
11 hrs
ja, tak - det er jo almindelig dansk, flag er flag, staff er stab. Vinterbergs.
neutral Barbara Østergaard : but does it make sense in this context?
17 hrs
I discussed it with my son who is in the US Air Force. He speaks Danish also. It seems to me to be the IVP staff that here is called flag staff.
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13 hrs

flagspil

flag staff kan som et maritimt udtryk også betyde flagspil iflg. Vinterberg.
og iflg. http://www.flouberg.dk/interest.htm

er flagspil synonym med skibets flagstang.
Jeg går ud fra, at HMS Cornwall er et flådefartøj.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Barbara Østergaard : flagspil = flagstaff/flagpole --> http://home.worldonline.dk/sejler/ordliste/ord_ab.html
4 hrs
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18 hrs

officer af højere rang

I think this is what is meant... Compare with "flag officer", cf. http://www.mbacorps.org/flag officer corps.htm.
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4 days

En Admiral og hans stab.

Flag staff in this context means a fleet commander (Admiral) and his immediate staff. HMS Cornwall is able to serve as a flagship for the fleet.
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