Union Jack
London's flying colors
The Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of St.
George (England), St.
Andrew (Scotland), and St.
Patrick (Ireland) into a single design.
The name may come from the maritime term for a flag flown from a ship's bow.
British English uses Union Jack and Union Flag interchangeably, though purists sometimes insist the former applies only at sea.
Cloth symbol or signal
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- EnglandLargest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
Wales · Northern Ireland · London · Commonwealth · monarchy · Westminster · Big Ben · Buckingham Palace
Flag or junior officer
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
- mastheadNewspaper's ownership box
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- Royal NavyUK naval military branch
merchant marine · stern · bow · hoist · fly · naval · fleet · harbour
Devotion to one's homeland
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- identityWho someone is
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
unity · sovereignty · loyalty · tradition · commemoration · ceremony · iconography · national symbol
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- BritainIsland off northwestern Europe
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- EnglandLargest British country
Scotland · Wales · Northern Ireland · London · Commonwealth · monarchy · Westminster · Big Ben · Buckingham Palace · red telephone box
ensign
Flag or junior officer
Royal Navy · merchant marine · stern · bow · hoist · fly · naval · fleet · harbour · nautical
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
allegiance · unity · sovereignty · loyalty · tradition · commemoration · ceremony · iconography · national symbol · representation
cross
Pass from side to side
- saltireDiagonal heraldic cross
- St GeorgeEngland's martyred champion
- St PatrickIreland's patron clergyman
red · white · blue · canton · field · diagonal · overlay · symmetry · composition · stripes
bunting
Festive decorative fabric
unfurling · flying · draping · merchandise · souvenir · badge · decal · painted · tattoo · clothing
- flagsFrench flag, flags, Italian flag, colors, bunting
- national symbolsnational emblem, national seal, national motto, national colors, national tree
- national colorstricolor, stars and stripes, tricolore, red white and blue, blue and white
- BritainEngland, Wales, Scotland, London, Northern Ireland
- British fashiontweed, tartan, flat cap, bowler, brogues
- British thingstea, cricket, pub, ale, fish and chips
Union JackStars and Stripes
American national banner
French flag · German flag · Russian flag · Spanish flag · hammer and sickle
union, reunion, unions, reunions, disunion, unionize, European Union, Soviet Union, Union