The Collaborative International Dictionary
Distinguishing \Dis*tin"guish*ing\, a. Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.
The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion.
--Locke.
Distinguishing pennant (Naut.), a special pennant by which
any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and
signaled.
--Simmonds.
Usage examples of "distinguishing pennant".
Indefatigable flying her distinguishing pennant, the two gun-brigs which had been ordered to assist in convoying the expedition, and the four transports-a small enough force, it seemed to Hornblower, with which to attempt the overthrow of the French republic.
Indefatigable flying her distinguishing pennant, the two gun-brigs which had been ordered to assist in convoying the expedition, and the four transports —.
Indefatigable flying her distinguishing pennant, the two gunbrigs which had been ordered to assist in convoying the expedition, and the four transports a small enough force, it seemed to Hornblower, with which to attempt the overthrow of the French republic.