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1. the national flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of red and white crosses on a blue background. Etymology: originally a small British union flag flown as the jack of a ship.
2. union jack a small flag consisting of the union from the national flag, flown at the bows of vessels in harbor.
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National flag of the United Kingdom. After his accession in 1603, James VI and I issued a flag of Great Britain with the red cross of St George (England), superimposed upon the saltire of St Andrew (Scotland) on a blue field. On the union with Ireland (1801), the diagonal red cross of St Patrick was added.
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 | US Military Dictionary. The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. Copyright © 2001, 2002 by Oxford University Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| British History. A Dictionary of British History. Copyright © 2001, 2004 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Read more |
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