Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Nautical, a blue flag having a white square in the center, hoisted at the fore royalmasthead of merchant vessels as a signal that the ship is ready to sail, to recall boats, etc.

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  • noun a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail

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Examples

  • He reads Rudyard Kipling, and he knows what I’m talking about when I refer to Blue Peter.

    The English American Alison Larkin 2008

  • He reads Rudyard Kipling, and he knows what I’m talking about when I refer to Blue Peter.

    The English American Alison Larkin 2008

  • He reads Rudyard Kipling, and he knows what I’m talking about when I refer to Blue Peter.

    The English American Alison Larkin 2008

  • He reads Rudyard Kipling, and he knows what I’m talking about when I refer to Blue Peter.

    The English American Alison Larkin 2008

  • Now, let me ask you, there are many kinds of blue smells, from the smell of a Blue Peter, which is salt, to that of the sky, which depends upon the weather.

    The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins Brampton, Henry H 1904

  • The result was a conclusion to make common cause with the first victim of the factor's tyranny, namely Blue Peter, whose expulsion would arrive three months before theirs, and was unquestionably head and front of the same cruel scheme for putting down the fisher folk altogether.

    The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864

  • Malcolm turned to Joseph Mair, commonly called Blue Peter, because he had been a man of war's man, and laying his hand on his arm said:

    The Marquis of Lossie George MacDonald 1864

  • Blue Peter, which is showing Skelton's epic journey in two special episodes on 16 and 17

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • Not all that long ago, television producers could ask for an audience's opinion and then choose to ignore it - whether it was what to name Blue Peter's new kitten or who should win the public vote at the British Comedy Awards.

    British Blogs 2008

  • Having contributed to over 300 programs such as Blue Peter, Tomorrow's World, Blakes 7 and

    EzineArticles 2010

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