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Blue Peter

Blue Pe·ter (plural Blue Pe·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
ship's signal flag: a blue flag with a white square in the middle, used by ships to signal that they are ready to sail

[Because the pattern on the flag represents P in the International Code of Symbols]
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