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Meanings of pirate flag in English

Portuguese
jolly roger
Catalan
jolly roger
Spanish
jolly roger

A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship.

jolly roger
Usage of pirate flag in English
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Bring a pirate flag, a few bottles of wine, and a laid-back attitude.
Climbing Magazine
2
A pirate flag will set you back fifty-two cents.
The new yorker
3
The skull was mounted on a wall, the leg bones crossed below like the symbol on a pirate flag.
Deadly Décisions
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A small pirate flag flew at each table, featuring not one but two skulls and crossbones, one for the bride, one for the groom.
Solomon's oak: a novel
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Ammon McNeely was on the aid horror show Jolly Roger nearby and was drinking King Cobras, flying his pirate flag, and hollering pirate stuff.
Climbing Magazine
6
No longer do pirate flags flaunt the ghostly seas.
Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates
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Pirate flags were not always red, however.
Hacking: the next generation
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Some waved black pirate flags with white skull and crossed bones, and others wore white masks of the Guy Fawkes character.
Reuters
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Pirate flags also often featured hourglasses to warn their victims that they were running out of time to surrender without being harmed.
Hacking: the next generation
Translations for pirate flag
Portuguese
jolly roger