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Definition of Fanion
1. Noun. A small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position.
Generic synonyms: Flag
Definition of Fanion
1. n. A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the baggage of a brigade.
Definition of Fanion
1. Noun. A small flag used for marking positions, especially by soldiers and surveyors. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fanion
1. a small flag [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanion
Literary usage of Fanion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cassell's New Biographical Dictionary: Containing Memoirs of the Most by Cassell Publishing Company (1893)
"He designed for the Post Office the envelope called after him, and among his
chief pictures may be named The Judgment (if ut-fanion, The H'olf and the Lamb ..."