How to use in-sentence of “saltire”:
– On these days, the Saltire shall be lowered and replaced with the Union Flag.
– On the following morning a white saltire against the background of a blue sky appeared to both sides.
– The very same Saltire was also flown as the flag of Galicia in Spain until 1891, when Russia requested the Galician flag to be modified in order to avoid confusion between Galician ships and Russian Navy ships.
– A saltire is a diagonal cross used on flags and in heraldry.
– The PSNI badge has Saint Patrick’s saltire on it and six other symbols.
– The Scottish Saltire and field is one of the key components of the Union Flag.
– This navy blue colour trend was adopted for the Saltire itself by many flag manufacturers, resulting in a variety of shades of blue being depicted on the flag of Scotland ranging from “sky blue” to “royal blue” to “navy blue”.
– The Saltire is flown every day at the Half Moon Battery.
Example sentences of “saltire”:
– Saint Patrick’s Cross is a red saltire with a white background.
– In 1385 the Parliament of Scotland decreed that Scottish soldiers should wear a saltire as a distinguishing mark.
– Having taken advice from a number of sources including the office of the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the committee recommended that the optimum shade of blue for the Saltire should be.
– Andrew on a field of white” but the reference is used only to describe the shape without using the vexillological term saltire as that flag’s origins are from either or both of the Confederate Battle Flag or the Cross of Burgundy Flag, both of which have saltires and are associated with the history of that state.
– Another difference with the rest of the UK’s days is that on Saint Andrew’s Day, the Union Flag will only be flown if the building has more than one flagpole – the Saltire will not be lowered to make way for the Union Flag if there is only one flagpole.
– The current Galician flag is actually the original blue-over-white saltire but without one of the arms of the cross.
– In recent years, embassies of the United Kingdom have flown the Saltire to mark St Andrew’s Day.
- Saint Patrick's Cross is a red saltire with a white background.
- In 1385 the Parliament of Scotland decreed that Scottish soldiers should wear a saltire as a distinguishing mark.
– However, the saltire design of the Alabama state flag also looks like several other flags.
– The earliest surviving Scottish flag consisting solely of the saltire dates from 1503: a white cross on a red background.
– During the night Saint Andrew, who was martyred on a saltire cross, appeared to Angus and assured him of victory.
– This can not happen without, the class 320s bogies being upgraded, currently, they have a 75mph top speed, in November 2010 the class will be driven under their own power to WABTEC Doncaster by GBRF drivers where they will be given a full refurbishment scheme which shall include new seats, toilets fitted, painting into the new scotrail saltire livery and their top speed raised to 90mph.
– Recent versions of the Saltire have therefore largely converged on this official recommendation, though dark blue has continued in use.