tricolour
A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of…A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour.
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» The bugler played taps as the tricolour was lowered at sunset.
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2 senses(UK)A flag consisting of three stripes that are either vertical or horizontal, all of equal size, and each of a different colour.
Tricolours are seen in the national flags of over twenty countries, including Belgium, France, India, Italy, Russia, The Netherlands and Ireland.
Trikolore
триколо́рtrikolór, трёхцве́тный фла́гtrjoxcvétnyj flág
триколо́рtrykolór
a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)
(UK, uncommon)Anything which is composed of three colours.
Examples
3 sentencesThe bugler played taps as the tricolour was lowered at sunset.
The Dutch and the Belgian tricolour were streaming side by side amiably in the village on the border.
The Indian flag is called the tricolour because it has stripes of three colours – saffron, white and green.
ruИндийский флаг называется трёхцветным, потому что на нём полосы трёх цветов - шафранного, белого и зелёного. — prokofyev
Translations
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Origin
An anglicisation of the French tricolore; the flag originated in France. Equivalent to triAn anglicisation of the French tricolore; the flag originated in France. Equivalent to tri- + colour.
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