reflag

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re·flag

 (rē-flăg′)
tr.v. re·flagged, re·flag·ging, re·flags
To give a new registered nationality to (a ship or aircraft).
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reflag

(riːˈflæɡ)
vb (tr)
(Nautical Terms) to change the national flag of or change the registered nationality of (a ship, aircraft, etc), for example for military protection, or to avoid certain rules
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re•flag

(riˈflæg)
v.t. -flagged, -flag•ging.
to register (a foreign ship) so that it flies the flag of the registering nation and thereby comes under the latter's protection.
[1980–85]
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Summary: This will be through a reflagging of an existing hotel property on Shaikh Zayed Road
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These include a ban on fishing in the waters of Sri Lanka by EU flagged vessels, on joint fishing operations, on the reflagging of EU vessels to Sri Lanka, and on fisheries agreements.
* A $4,500,000 bridge financing for the repositioning and reflagging of a hotel located in Baltimore, MD.
The declining economy, and revenues, have sparked a blame-game between hotel owners and operators, prompting the "reflagging" of several properties.
Reflagging ships masks their ownership, which could make it easier for Iran to obtain insurance and financing for the cargoes, as well as to find buyers for the shipments without attracting attention from the United States and European Union.