fanion

2 definitions found

fanion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fanion \Fan"ion\, n. [See Fanon.]
     1. (Mil.) A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the
        baggage of a brigade. [Obs.]
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     2. A small flag for marking the stations in surveying.
        [1913 Webster]

fanion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fanion
      n 1: a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a
           position