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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Fanion

· Fan·ion · IPA /ˈfænjən/
01 n. A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the baggage of a brigade.
  1. 1.
    A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the baggage of a brigade.(Mil.) [Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A small flag for marking the stations in surveying.