Flag N (November)

ICS · N code word: November pronounced: NO-VEM-BER Morse: −·

In short: No (negative or "The significance of the previous group should be read in the negative"). This signal may be given only visually or by sound. For voice or radio transmission the signal should be "NO".

Flag N (November)

Single-letter meaning (Pub 102)

No (negative or "The significance of the previous group should be read in the negative"). This signal may be given only visually or by sound. For voice or radio transmission the signal should be "NO".

Morse sign

−·

Dot = short sound, dash = long (three times longer). Hear it in the Morse translator.

In plain English

The signal "no". By flag or sound you send N; by voice or radio you say "NO".

Where you will really see it

The negative answer in flag and light signalling; the pair of C (yes). The group NC (N over C) is the code’s distress signal.

Related flags

Flag C (Charlie) Yes (affirmative or "The significance of the previous group should be read in the affirmative").

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The single-letter meanings are quoted 1:1 from Pub 102 International Code of Signals (NGA, public domain); the plain-English explanations are our own. Flag graphics: signal-flag-images (Unlicense).