A flag on which a triangular portion has been cut from the fly. One with a double triangular cut is called a swallowtail with tongue. This style of flag is used particularly in the ensigns of the Scandinavian countries.
A flag whose FLY is split in two by the removal of a large triangular section.
a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
A tail shape in which the rails end suddenly and a vee is cut back in toward the stringer; the swallowtail combines the rail drive of the squaretail with the sensitivity of the pintail. * see illustration
A swallowtail is a type of flag or pennant that ends in two (or more) points, like the tail of a swallow.
A tail shape in which the rail ends suddenly and a vee is cut back in towards the stringer. The swallow tail combines the rail drive of the squaretail with the sensitivity of the pintail.
a flag which comes to two points at the fly end. If it comes to three points, it is said to be swallow-tailed with a tongue.