the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See waft, n., 4.
n. A kind of streamer or flag used either as a signal, or at the masthead for ornament or to indicate the direction of the wind to aid in steering.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Nautical, an erroneous form of waft, 4.
Word Usage
"While Barack Obama is President, we should consider flying the flag in the international symbols for distress - I believe that means upside down, or in a wheft; with a knot tied in the center."