Stars and Stripes

American  

noun

1. the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states.

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Stars and Stripes British  

noun

1. Also known as: the Star-Spangled Banner.  (functioning as singular) the national flag of the United States of America, consisting of 50 white stars representing the present states on a blue field and seven red and six white horizontal stripes representing the original states

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Stars and Stripes Cultural  

1. The national flag of the United States. Its fifty stars represent the fifty states; its thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies that became the original states.

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Example Sentences

Sixty-seven years ago this month, the stars and stripes did indeed fly over my own birth chamber in Michigan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 4, 2025

Trump: "We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars."

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

If that wasn’t noticeable enough, Interiano carried a flag with one side displaying the stars and stripes, the other a big blue “Dodgers” logo on a white background.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

"Whenever you get to wear the red, white, and blue and stars and stripes, there's a different meaning to it," said Korda.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

Nearby, another ship flew the stars and stripes.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham