hoist one's flag
101hoist the flag — stake one s claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag …
102Kurdish flag — The Kurdish flag (also flag of Kurdistan, Kurdish: Alaya Kurdistanê , [cite web|url=http://www.nefel.com/articles/article detail.asp?RubricNr=1 ArticleNr=1439|title=Nefel] also called Alay Rengîn ( the colorful flag ) first appeared during the… …
103Singapore, flag of — ▪ Flag History horizontally divided red white national flag with a white crescent and five stars in the upper hoist corner. The width to length ratio of the flag is 2 to 3. In the 19th century, British settlements in Southeast Asia… …
104Saskatchewan, flag of — ▪ Flag History Canadian provincial flag consisting of horizontal stripes of green and gold with the provincial coat of arms (arms, coat of) in the upper hoist corner and a large red lily at the fly end. In anticipation of the 60th… …
105Guyana, flag of — ▪ Flag History also called Golden Arrowhead national flag consisting of a green field incorporating a red hoist triangle and a central yellow arrowhead, separated by black and white borders. The width to length ratio of the flag is 1 to 2 …
106Georgia, flag of 1 — ▪ Flag History U.S. state flag consisting of a striped red white red field (background) with a blue canton containing the state coat of arms surrounded by a circle of 13 white stars. The flag s width to length ratio is 3 to 5. The so… …
107Jordan, flag of — ▪ Flag History horizontally striped black white green national flag with a red hoist triangle bearing a white star. The flag has a width to length ratio of 1 to 2. Prior to World War I, young Arabs in Istanbul created a flag to… …
108Mozambique, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of horizontal stripes of green, black, and yellow separated by two narrow white stripes; a red hoist triangle bears a yellow star and other symbols. The width to length ratio of the flag is… …
109Texas, flag of — ▪ Flag History also called Lone Star Flag U.S. state flag consisting of a vertical blue stripe at the hoist bearing a large white star; the fly end is horizontally divided white over red. Prior to the 1836 declaration of Texan… …
110Togo, flag of — ▪ Flag History national flag consisting of three horizontal green stripes, offset by two yellow stripes, and a red canton with a large white star. The flag s width to length ratio is approximately 3 to 5. Under the United Nations… …
