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Meaning of "strike the flag" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRIKE THE FLAG

strike the flag


WHAT DOES STRIKE THE FLAG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of strike the flag in the English dictionary

The definition of strike the flag in the dictionary is to relinquish command, esp of a ship. Other definition of strike the flag is to submit or surrender.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRIKE THE FLAG

strike a light · strike down · strike fault · strike force · strike fund · strike home · strike it lucky · strike it rich · strike note · strike off · strike off the roll · strike oil · strike out · strike pay · strike pay dirt · strike the right note · strike through · strike tone · strike up · strike while the iron is hot

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRIKE THE FLAG

beflag · black flag · chequered flag · corner flag · cornflag · flag · fly the flag · national flag · oflag · quarantine flag · rainbow flag · red flag · reflag · show the flag · signal flag · sweet flag · the flag · Union flag · white flag · yellow flag

Synonyms and antonyms of strike the flag in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «strike the flag» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRIKE THE FLAG

Find out the translation of strike the flag to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of strike the flag from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strike the flag» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

罢工的标志
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

golpear la bandera
570 millions of speakers
en

English

strike the flag
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

झंडा हड़ताल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضرب العلم
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ударить флаг
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

golpear a bandeira
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পতাকা ফাঁকা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

frapper le drapeau
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mogok bendera
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Streik der Flagge
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

フラグを打つ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

플래그를 공격
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Mogok gendera
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh cờ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கொடியைத் தாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वज मारणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Bayrağa vurmak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

colpire la bandiera
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

strajku flagę
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдарити прапор
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

grevă steagul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χτυπήσει τη σημαία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die vlag te stryk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

träffa flaggan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

streik flagget
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRIKE THE FLAG»

Discover the use of strike the flag in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strike the flag and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Publications of the Navy Records Society
Nor do we hear for a fortnight (till Tromp's letter of June 16 to the Ambassadors) that he had sent a man aloft to strike the flag, a statement which is almost expressly contradicted in his " Justification," ' i.e. his Rescript ' of later date.' I do not ...
‎1899
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Letters and Papers Relating to the First Dutch War, 1652-1654
Nor do we hear for a fortnight (till Tromp's letter of June 16 to the Ambassadors) that he had sent a man aloft to strike the flag, a statement which is almost expressly contradicted in his " Justification," ' i.e. his Rescript ' of later date.' I do not ...
Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Christopher Thomas Atkinson, 1899
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With the Flag at Sea
The admiral complied, taking in his flag and hoisting a pennant ; but the vice- admiral, on coming up, and being ordered to do likewise, defiantly told Young to come on board and strike the flag himself. The captain, still desirous of avoiding ...
Walter Wood, 1901
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Universal Technological Dictionary
To hang out the red flag," to give the signal of defiance and battle. “ To lower or strike the flag,” to pull it down upon the cap, or to take it in, as a token of respect or submission to a superior power. “ To lower or strike the flag" in an engagement , ...
George Crabb, 1833
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Letters and Papers Relating to the First Dutch War, 1652-1654
Nor do we hear for a fortnight (till Tromp's letter of June 16 to the Ambassadors) that he had sent a man aloft to strike the flag, a statement which is almost expressly contradicted in his “Justification,”' i.e. his Rescript 'of later date.' I do not myself ...
Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Christopher Thomas Atkinson, 1899
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Pantologia: a new cabinet cyclopaedia, comprehending a ...
... the arms of the place where the person who freights them lives. To lower, or strike the flag, is to pull it down upon the cap, or to take it in, out of respect or submission, due from all ships or fleets inferior, to those any way justly their superiors.
‎1819
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Pantologia: A new cyclopaedia, comprehending a complete ...
To lower, or strike the flag, is to pull it down upon the cap, or to take it in, out of respect or submission, due from all ships or fleets inferior, to those any way justly their superiors. To lower ur strike the flag in an engagement is a sign of yielding.
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, 1813
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Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. ...
To lower or strike the flag in an engagement is a sign of yielding. The way of leading a ship in triumph is to tie the flags to the shrouds or the gallery, in the hind part of the ship, and let them hang down towards the water, and to tow the vessels ...
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, 1819
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The Popular encyclopedia: or, conversations lexicon
To lower or strike the flag, is to pull it down upon the cap, or to take it in, out of the respect or submission due from all ships or fleets, to those any way justly their superiors. To lower or strike the flag, in an engagement, is a sign of yielding.
‎1862
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Encyclopædia americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
To lower or strike the flag, is to pull it -down upon the cap, or to take it in, out of the respect or submission due from all ships or fleets, to those any way justly their superiors. To lower or strike the flag, in an engagement, js a sign of yielding.
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1854

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRIKE THE FLAG»

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The Confederate flag is just a distraction
Nikki Haley has called on the state legislature to strike the flag from the state's capitol grounds. Elected leaders elsewhere, as well as major corporations, have ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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