hoist one's flag
91Flag of Wiltshire — The Wiltshire flag with The Great Bustard (Otis Tarda) as the centrepiece, is the official county flag for Wiltshire, created by Mike Prior and designed by Helen Pocock. It is partly based on the flag of the Wiltshire County Council, including… …
92hoist the flag — stake one s claim to territory by displaying a flag. → hoist …
93Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — The flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is based on the coat of arms of the Chatham FamilyFact|date=June 2008. Pittsburgh is named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The city walls above the shield represent the City of Pittsburgh.In 2004, the… …
94Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was adopted on 20 February 2006. A new constitution, ratified in December 2005 and which came into effect in February 2006, promulgated a return to a flag similar to that flown between 1963 and… …
95Flag of New Caledonia — [ South Pacific Games.] French flag is still in useThe only flag in official use in New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France, is the French tricolor. In 2008, Government of New Caledonia is debating the introduction of a regional official… …
96Flag of the Netherlands Antilles — The Flag of the Netherlands Antilles is white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center, one third of the flag s hoist, superimposed on a vertical red stripe of the same width, also centered; five white, five pointed stars are arranged in a… …
97Flag of Grenada — Infobox flag Name = Grenada Use = 111000 Proportion = 3:5 Adoption = 7 February 1974 Designer = Anthony C. George Use2 = 000110 Proportion2 = 1:2 Use3 = 000001 Proportion3 = 1:2The national flag of Grenada was adopted upon independence from the… …
98Flag of the Bahamas — Infobox flag Name = the Bahamas Use = 111000 Proportion = 1:2 Adoption = July 10, 1973 Design = Three horizontal stripes of Aquamarine, and gold with a black triangleThe Flag of the Bahamas has an approximately 1:2 aspect ratio. The black… …
99Flag of Bahrain — The national flag of Bahrain ( ar. علم البحرين) consists of a white band on the left, separated from a red area on the right by five triangles that serve as a serrated line.Red is the traditional color for flags of the Persian Gulf states. The… …
100Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon — The local flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is blue with a yellow ship, said to be the Grande Hermine , which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint Pierre on 15 June 1536. Three square fields placed along the hoist recall the origin of most… …
