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91To hang the flag half-staff — Flag Flag, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D. vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.] 1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. [1913 Webster] 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc.,… …
92To strike the flag — Flag Flag, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D. vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.] 1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. [1913 Webster] 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc.,… …
93Yellow flag — Flag Flag, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D. vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.] 1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. [1913 Webster] 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc.,… …
94Solomon Islands, flag of the — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of triangles of blue and green separated by a yellow diagonal stripe. In the upper hoist corner are five white stars. The flag has a width to length ratio of 1 to 2. The British protectorate… …
95Congo, flag of the Democratic Republic of the — ▪ Flag History also called flag of Congo Kinshasa national flag consisting of a blue field (background) with a yellow bordered red diagonal stripe running from the lower hoist to the upper fly corner and, in the upper hoist corner, a… …
96Seychelles, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of blue, yellow, red, white, and green rays extending from the lower hoist corner of the flag to its upper and fly edges. The flag s width to length ratio is 1 to 2. Formerly a British colony,… …
97Nauru, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of a blue field with a single horizontal yellow stripe and a white star in the lower hoist corner. The flag s width to length ratio is 1 to 2. None of the colonial flags flown by the German,… …
98Togo, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of three horizontal green stripes, offset by two yellow stripes, and a red canton with a large white star. The flag s width to length ratio is approximately 3 to 5. Under the United Nations… …
99Saskatchewan, flag of — ▪ Flag History Canadian provincial flag consisting of horizontal stripes of green and gold with the provincial coat of arms (arms, coat of) in the upper hoist corner and a large red lily at the fly end. In anticipation of the 60th… …
100Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima — is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.The… …
