blue flag
noun
any North American plant of the genus Iris, especially I. versicolor : the state flower of Tennessee.
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blue flag
Americannoun
Blue Flag
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of blue flag
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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The drone feed shows the moment they briefly wave their yellow and blue flag, before quickly returning to cover.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video shows Rodgers carrying a blue flag attached to a wooden flagpole as he approaches a line of law enforcement officers guarding the entrance to the East Rotunda Door.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
At the protests, Millaray would rap or stroll among protesters with her hand-painted blue flag bearing the “Wünelfe,” an eight-point star sacred in Mapuche iconography.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
The acting president of Ukraine’s track and field federation logged into the Zoom meeting from his olive-green tent near the front lines, the country’s yellow and blue flag in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
When the orange and blue flag goes up over the cookhouse for dinner, a handful of new Benzini Brothers employees join the lineup, identifiable by the red dinner tickets they clutch in their hands.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Unrelated to the Blue Flag scheme, red flags can sometimes be flown at beaches and bathing waters following a short-term pollution incident.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The secret is out that fall is the best time to come,” said Brad Guidi, co-founder of Blue Flag Capital, which owns five hotels on the island, including the recently renovated Brass Lantern Inn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
When he vets a cruise partner, he always looks for conscious environmental choices, such as reducing energy consumption and waste or securing a Blue Flag marina certification.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
The Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate, where the Woolfs stayed, has its own beach that was awarded Blue Flag eco-certification, as well as a spa.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
They thrill even today to Dixie, and The Bonnie Blue Flag, but this feeling is now purely emotional.
From The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution by Holland Thompson
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