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ALL meanings of union jack

un·ion jack
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  • noun union jack United Kingdom national flag 1
  • noun union jack a jack consisting of the union of a national flag or ensign, as the U.S. jack, which has the white stars and blue field of the union of the U.S. national flag. 1
  • noun union jack (often initial capital letter) the British national flag. 1
  • noun union jack any flag the overall design of which is a union. 1
  • countable noun union jack The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It consists of a blue background with red and white crosses on it. 0
  • noun union jack a national flag flown at the jackstaff of a vessel 0
  • noun union jack a jack, or flag, consisting only of a union (sense 3), esp. of the union of a national flag 0
  • noun union jack the national flag of the United Kingdom 0
  • noun union jack The flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of the flags of England (St. George's Cross), Scotland (St. Andrew's Cross), and Ireland (St. Patrick's Cross) now only used in Northern Ireland combined. 0
  • noun union jack (nautical, Britain) The flag, consisting of the flags of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland combined, flown on ships of the government of the United Kingdom. 0
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