Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fanion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fanion \Fan"ion\, n. [See {Fanon}.]
1. (Mil.) A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the
baggage of a brigade. [Obs.]
2. A small flag for marking the stations in surveying.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fanion
n : a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a
position
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