| 单词 | service flag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasservice flag service flag n. U.S. (a) the official flag of a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces; (b) a flag (typically featuring a white stripe or rectangle on a red field), flown by a family or community, which bears one blue star for every member of it who is engaged in active military service and one gold star for every member who has been killed while serving; cf. blue star n., gold star n. 2. ΚΠ 1861 N.Y. Times 29 May 1/6 The service flags were all at half mast from muster to sundown, at Forts Columbus, Hamilton, &c. 1915 Evening Rev. (E. Liverpool, Ohio) 7 Aug. 2/2 At the close of the business session, a service flag, containing a star for each member in the service, was unfurled. 1947 G. E. Govan & J. W. Livingood Univ. of Chatanooga xvii. 170 On December 7, 1942, Pearl Harbor day, the service flag of the University was presented by the alumni... There were 485 stars on the flag for men in service, while two gold stars already were a token of the sacrifice ahead. 1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. v. 1/2 A presentation of service flags by members of the five armed services concluded the program. 2005 Lincoln (Nebraska) Star (Nexis) 1 Sept. b5 I am a military mom, aunt, mother-in-law and sister. My service flag that hangs in my front window has four stars for each of my family members who serve. < as lemmas |
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