vaandelvlucht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of vaandel +‎ vlucht, calque of German Fahnenflucht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːn.dəlˌvlʏxt/

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• Hyphenation: vaan‧del‧vlucht

Noun

vaandelvlucht f (uncountable)

1. (military) desertion
2. (politics, by extension) defection (from an opinion or organisation)