the Union Jack

noun

: the national flag of the United Kingdom

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Kate and Camilla also projected stability not just through their ensembles—blue and red, the colors of the Union Jack—but also in their choice of jewelry. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026 His tiny coffin, when it was lowered into the grave, was draped with the Union Jack. Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 Her design uses the Union Jack for the lining that Yasmin Le Bon wears in the campaign with a Breton T-shirt, white trousers and riding boots. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Advertisement As the music came to a crescendo, British Red Arrow jets flew overhead, with red, white and blue smoke trials of the Union Jack flag following behind. Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Union Jack

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“The Union Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Union%20Jack. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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