| 单词 | eureka flag |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEureka flag Eureka flag n. [ < the name of the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, site of the 1854 rebellion during which the flag was first used] Australian a blue flag bearing a white cross with a white star at the end of each arm and in the centre (in a stylized depiction of the constellation Crux); = Southern Cross n. 2.In quot. 1896 referring to the actual historic flag raised at the Eureka Stockade. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > flags of other specific nations Red Ensign1828 Southern Cross1855 sun flag1882 Eureka flag1896 Vierkleur1900 Blue Ensign1919 1896 Ballarat (Victoria) Courier 1 May 4/5 He enclosed to me a fragment of the Eureka Flag, given to Mrs Clendinning by Dr Alfred Carr who was doing..general medical duties of the camp at that time. 1948 Age (Melbourne) 6 Dec. 3/3 At the Yarra Bank the Eureka flag was hoisted, and Communist speakers addressed a large crowd. 1977 Guardian 11 Mar. 12/7 The Brisbane protesters were waving Eureka flags, which are very pretty, blue and white, with the stars of the Southern Cross upon them. 2007 B. Pascoe Convincing Ground x. 111 There was a time when I would have taken the Southern Cross as a national emblem but after reading my country's history it would be anathema to salute the Eureka flag because it ignores too much. < as lemmas |
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