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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



... which she rested trembled to the blows of the seas upon the rocks. From time to time, in the midst of my musing, I started to the sharp claps of parted ice. Still feeling sleepless, I threw a few coals on the fire, and catching sight of the pirate flag opened it on the deck as wide as the space would permit, and sat down to contemplate the hideous insignia embroidered on it. My mind filled with a hundred fancies as my gaze went from the skull on the black field to the death's-head pipe that had fallen from the grasp ...
— The Frozen Pirate • W. Clark Russell



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



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