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blue flag

noun

  1. any North American plant of the genus Iris, especially I. versicolor : the state flower of Tennessee.


Blue Flag

noun

  1. an award given to a seaside resort that meets EU standards of cleanliness of beaches and purity of water in bathing areas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blue flag1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences

Chrestman carried a wooden club or ax handle wrapped in a blue flag, court documents said.

One group of Fuentes’ supporters, who call themselves the Groyper Army, was filmed running through the Capitol carrying a large blue flag with the America First logo.

Don't you see him right behind that little man in yellow who is carrying a big blue flag?

And now to-day, of all days, this blue flag comes out of hiding and goes flaunting along the floor!

“Three cheers for the bonnie Blue Flag,” called a voice and with a shout the soldiers responded.

A shallow circular cavity in the large blue flag of the hearth was the resting place of Velours.

The men shout, as a blue flag with a crescent, the colors of South Carolina, is flung to the breeze.

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