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Pirate flag   /pˈaɪrət flæg/   Listen
Pirate flag

noun
1.
A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship.  Synonyms: black flag, blackjack, Jolly Roger.






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"Pirate flag" Quotes from Famous Books



... race or colour.' I wish that on our banner were blazoned in large letters "Justice and Mercy", and that in every new land which our feet touch, every son among us might see ever blazoned above his head that banner, and below it the great order:—"By this sign, Conquer!"—and that the pirate flag which some men now wave in its place, may be torn down and furled for ever! Shall I condone the action of some, simply because they happen to be of my own race, when in Bushman or Hottentot I would ...
— Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland • Olive Schreiner



Words linked to "Pirate flag" :   black flag, Jolly Roger, blackjack, flag, skull and crossbones



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