Old Glory

proper noun

The flag of the United States.

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stars and stripesAmerican flagStar-Spangled Banner
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The flag of the United States.

    152 ♦ Fly Old Glory on the Fourth of July.

    1991, Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life, H. Jackson Brown Jr., published by Rutledge Hill Press
    1 more example

    "Well, we've got to do something to celebrate. We haven't got a flag, we can't float Old Glory proudly out the window. So I'm going to wear this, as an emblem."

    1959, John Knowles, chapter 2, in A Separate Peace

    Synonyms: stars and stripes

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe flag of the United States.

Similar
stars and stripes

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe national flag of the United States of America

Similar
American flagStars and StripesStar-Spangled Banner
Broader
flag
Also see
stars and stripesstar-spangled banner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Old Glory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Glory

MLA

“Old Glory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Glory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Glory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Glory.

Source: Old Glory on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.