a jack consisting of the union of a national flag or ensign, as the U.S. jack, which has the white stars and blue field of the union of the U.S. national flag.
(often initial capital letter) the British national flag.
any flag the overall design of which is a union.
a common name for Union flag
(often not capitals) a national flag flown at the jackstaff of a vessel
First recorded in 1665–75
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Nottinghamshire County Council has said it is "extremely disappointed" after one of its union jack flag banners was vandalised in Newark.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
A growing number of St George's and union jack flags have appeared across England in recent months.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
St George and union jack flags have been hung up in public places across several locations in England in recent weeks.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
As protesters gathered outside the hotel again on Friday evening with banners and union jack and England flags, feelings on the High Street were mixed.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
On one side was represented an engagement in which the American soldiers, led by Washington, were fighting under the old flag—thirteen stripes and the union jack.
From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by Stevens, George T.
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