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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
Sense 1
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; blackjack; Jolly Roger; pirate flag
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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