| US Military Dictionary: Union Jack |
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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| British History: Union Jack |
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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