Assertion: red ensign | /r/ObjectUse | used at sea
Facets:
value: unofficially
type: MANNER
value: on land
type: LOCATION
value: since the 1870s
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: While it was officially a naval flag used by Canadian ships starting in the 1890s, the Canadian Red Ensign — a combination of the Union Jack and the shield of Canada — had been used unofficially both at sea and on land since the 1870s and was widely recognized as a national symbol.
text: The Canadian Red Ensign was unofficially used on land and sea as Canada’s flag.