to hoist a flag
1hoist the flag — ► hoist the flag stake one s claim to territory by displaying a flag. Main Entry: ↑hoist …
2hoist a flag — hoist a flag/sail/ phrase to raise a flag or sail to its highest position on a pole Thesaurus: sailing and boatinghyponym Main entry: hoist …
3hoist the flag — stake one s claim to territory by displaying a flag. → hoist …
4hoist the flag — raise the flag …
5hoist the flag — stake one s claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag …
6Hoist the flag — (prison) appeal against a conviction or the severity of a sentence …
7hoist the flag — Australian Slang (prison) appeal against a conviction or the severity of a sentence …
8Flag of Japan — Name Nisshōki[1] or Hinomaru[2] Use …
9hoist — ► VERB 1) raise by means of ropes and pulleys. 2) haul or lift up. ► NOUN 1) an act of hoisting. 2) an apparatus for hoisting. 3) the part of a flag nearest the staff. 4) a group of flags raised as a signal …
10Flag Satyagraha — is a term that describes campaigns of peaceful civil disobedience during the Indian independence movement that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag and challenge the legitimacy of the British Raj in India… …
