Blue Peter
noun
a blue flag with a white square in the middle, used by ships to signal that they are ready to sail
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a blue flag with a white square in the middle, used by ships to signal that they are ready to sail
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a line of small flags on a string, used for decorating buildings and streets for special occasions
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a flag with black and white squares on it that is waved at the end of a motor race
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a piece of cloth decorated with the pattern and colours that represent a country or organization. A flag is often hung from a pole called a flagpole
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the sign that represents Communism, consisting of a hammer across a sickle (=a tool used for cutting grain crops). This sign was used on the flag of the Soviet Union.
the flag of the US
the national flag of the US
the American spelling of tricolour
the national flag of the UK
a flag that is at half-mast has been lowered to the middle of a pole, often in order to show respect for someone who has died
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