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Flag of United States with thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, 50 white stars of alternating numbers of six and five per row on a blue field. May be displayed as the letters US on some platforms.
also:the loose end of a flag 2 :a baseball hit high into the air fly 3 of 4verb flied;flying :to hit a fly in baseball fly 4 of 4noun pluralflies 1 :a winged insect 2 :two-winged fly especially:one (as a housefly) that is large and has a stout body in comparison with other...
Financial abuse of the elderly is, unfortunately, something that happens all too often, and usually by a family member or close acquaintance. There are steps that both the elder and those close to them can take in order to prevent such an act from occurring; however, those committing the fi...
Indian flag means a lot for us. It is our symbol of unity to lead us on one common way of Dharma even after being of different faiths and religions of Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism. The tricolour and Ashoka Chakra (means Wheel of Law) of the Indian flag reveals some ...
Speaking of the US: from a personal point of view it was very strange to see it paired with the American flag at theHanoi Summit; something I did not expect to see! From what we are aware this is the only time the North Korean flag and the flag of the USA have been flown side by...
One example of the flag having been used in an attempt to show a rebellious spirit with no ill-intention meant: the heavy metal band Metallica using the outline of the rattlesnake on the cover of their Black Album back in 1991. Walk around malls often enough and you’re likely to see th...
legend, George Washington interpreted the elements of the flag this way: the stars were taken from the sky, the red from the British colors, and the white stripes signified the secession from the home country. However, there is no official designation or meaning for the colors of the flag....
also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness comes in six colors (2) : a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray c colors plural : clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4) color : clothing that is neither dark ...
National flag consisting of white stars (50 since July 4, 1960) on a blue canton with a field of 13 alternating stripes, 7 red and 6 white. The 50 stars stand for the 50 states of the union, and the 13 stripes stand for the original 13 states. The flag’