Stars and Stripes

noun

1. the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states.

Stars and Stripes

noun

1. the Stars and Stripes
   functioning as singular the national flag of the United States of America, consisting of 50 white stars representing the present states on a blue field and seven red and six white horizontal stripes representing the original states Also known asthe Star-Spangled Banner

Stars and Stripes

1. The national flag of the United States. Its fifty stars represent the fifty states; its thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies that became the original states.

Example Sentences

When an American flag is raised, it’s not just the Stars and Stripes.

From Time

Another drummed on a spackle bucket painted with Stars and Stripes.

From Washington Post

When the Revolution broke out, he obtained command of a ship, and was the first to fly the Stars-and-Stripes in foreign waters.

From Project Gutenberg

A little later, flying the Stars-and-Stripes at her masthead, she anchored off the bay at Quiberon.

From Project Gutenberg

At the same instant up went the Stars-and-Stripes aboard the American.

From Project Gutenberg