nouns<\/strong> flag pole – a staff or pole on which a flag is displayed half-mast or half-staff – a position for hanging a flag that is halfway between the top and the bottom of the flag pole verbs<\/strong> to fly: to move through the air to fold: to bend over and upon itself to hoist: to raise or lift to raise – to lift up to unfurl – to spread or open; to unfold. to wave – to sway up and down or to and fro in the wind The national flag of the United States is made up of thirteen horizontal stripes of red and white, and a blue rectangle in the left-hand corner which contains fifty small, white, five-pointed stars in nine offset horizontal rows of five or six stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 individual states of the United States of America, while the 13 stripes represent the original thirteen British colonies that first formed a country by declaring independence from Great Britain.<\/p>\n Every June 14th is Flag Day in the United States.\u00a0 Although this is not an official federal holiday it is a day that commemorates the first American flag that was made and adopted as the national flag of this county in 1777.\u00a0 On this day Americans are encouraged to fly a flag in front of their home and in some places there are parades or celebrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today is Flag Day in the United States and so I thought I would introduce you to some flag related vocabulary and briefly explain this holiday and the American flag to you.\u00a0 The American flag has two common nick names by which it is sometimes known; these names are “The Stars and Stripes” and…<\/p>\n
\nflag – a piece of cloth, with a design on it that is the symbol of a nation, state, or other organization
\nExample: All countries have their own national flags<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nExample: The flag pole<\/em> in front of the school does not have a flag on it.<\/p>\n
\nExample: I wonder why the flag is at half-mas<\/em>t?
\n(Flags are hung at half-mast in the United States to indicate mourning or remembrance, usually when someone important has died.)<\/p>\n
\nto flutter: to move in quick, irregular motions in the wind
\nExample: The flag fluttered<\/em> in the light breeze.<\/p>\n
\nExample: The flag is flying<\/em> in front of the court house.<\/p>\n
\nExample: After taking the flag down it has to be folded<\/em> before being put away.<\/p>\n
\nThe boy hoisted<\/em> the flag to the top of the flag pole.<\/p>\n
\nExample: We raise<\/em> and lower the flag every day.<\/p>\n
\nExample: The flag was unfurled<\/em> before it was attached to the flag pole.<\/p>\n
\nExample: The flag is waving<\/em> in the wind.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2012\/06\/flags.jpg\")