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PIRATE FLAG

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Dictionary entry overview: What does pirate flag mean?

• PIRATE FLAG (noun)
The noun PIRATE FLAG has 1 sense:

1. a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

Familiarity information: PIRATE FLAG used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PIRATE FLAG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

black flag; Jolly Roger; pirate flag; blackjack

Hypernyms ("pirate flag" is a kind of...):

flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)

Meronyms (parts of "pirate flag"):

skull and crossbones (emblem warning of danger or death)

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