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Definition of yellow jack in English: yellow jacknoun 1 archaic term for yellow fever Example sentencesExamples - For more than 250 years, the yellow jack had ravaged the Americas, bringing death to millions and striking panic in entire populations.
- Yellow fever, also known as yellow jack for the quarantine flag flown by ships at sea, became one of the most feared diseases throughout urban America.
- Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease.
- Yellow Jack or yellow fever is spread by the yellow-fever mosquito (known also as the "Tiger" mosquito).
- Not even inland towns were safe from the fever known as yellow jack.
2A ship's yellow quarantine flag.
Definition of yellow jack in US English: yellow jacknoun 1 another term for yellow flag (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - Yellow fever was also called "yellow jack" from the quarantine flag (or jack) raised on incoming ships by port inspection officers when suspicious signs were found in passengers or crew members.
2 archaic term for yellow fever Example sentencesExamples - For more than 250 years, the yellow jack had ravaged the Americas, bringing death to millions and striking panic in entire populations.
- Yellow Jack or yellow fever is spread by the yellow-fever mosquito (known also as the "Tiger" mosquito).
- Not even inland towns were safe from the fever known as yellow jack.
- Yellow fever, also known as yellow jack for the quarantine flag flown by ships at sea, became one of the most feared diseases throughout urban America.
- Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease.
3An edible marine fish with yellowish underparts, found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Caranx bartholomaei, family Carangidae Example sentencesExamples - Another edible game fish is the yellow jack, a strong fast-moving family, carnivorous and silver in color with a yellow tail which gives it a distinctive look.
- They are known as ‘big buses ‘because of the way they attract passengers, including juvenile yellow jack and golden kingfish.’
- This picture is typical of yellow jacks in shape and fin arrangement but the coloration is not the norm.
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