A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag.
Signal displayed from the stern of a ship for some particular purpose, by hoisting the ensign, furled up together into a long roll, to the head of its staff. It is particularly used to summon the boats off from the shore to the ship whereto they belong; or as a signal for a pilot to repair aboard.
a long flag; often tapering
blow gently; "A breeze wafted through the door"
moving the hand in a wave-like motion over a substance causing a breeze which carries a faint odor of the substance.
To wave, summon, or to turn.
Waft is a term meaning to carry along gently as through the air. The term is commonly used to describe scents that have diffused in to other parts of a room, or to describe smoke as being seen moving through the air.