Stars and Stripes
noun
the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states.
Also called
Old Glory,
The Star-Spangled Banner.
Example sentences from the Web for old glory
When the Revolution broke out, he obtained command of a ship, and was the first to fly the Stars-and-Stripes in foreign waters.
The Story of John Paul Jones |Chelsea Curtis FraserAt the same instant up went the Stars-and-Stripes aboard the American.
The Story of John Paul Jones |Chelsea Curtis FraserA little later, flying the Stars-and-Stripes at her masthead, she anchored off the bay at Quiberon.
The Story of John Paul Jones |Chelsea Curtis Fraser
British Dictionary definitions for old glory
Stars and Stripes
noun
the Stars and Stripes (functioning as singular)
the national flag of the United States of America, consisting of 50 white stars representing the present states on a blue field and seven red and six white horizontal stripes representing the original states
Also known as: the Star-Spangled Banner
Cultural definitions for old glory
Stars and Stripes
The national flag of the United States. Its fifty stars represent the fifty states; its thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies that became the original states.