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union jack

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union jack
n.
1. A flag consisting entirely of a union.
2. Union Jack The flag of the United Kingdom.
Union Jack
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a common name for Union flag
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (often not capitals) a national flag flown at the jackstaff of a vessel
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Noun1.union jackUnion Jack - national flag of the United Kingdom
Union flag
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design


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Noa Noah, at Sheldon's direction, ran the Union Jack up the flag- staff.
Adventure by London, Jack View in context
Over it flaunted a Union Jack, flapping cheerfully in the morning breeze.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
On arriving before the battlements, I found the Union Jack flying and the drawbridge up; but undeterred by this show of defiance and resistance, I rang at the gate, and was admitted in a most pacific manner by the Aged.
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