Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

van dorn battle flag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: van -dorn -bat-tle flag
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flag used by the regiments under the command of the Confederate major general Earl Van Dorn during the American Civil War.

Example Sentences

"The Van Dorn battle flag had a red field adorned with thirteen white stars arranged in five rows, with a white crescent in the upper corner. The flags were bordered in yellow or white."
"The Van Dorn battle flag, as it came to be called, was a red rectangle bordered in yellow on three sides. Thirteen stars were scattered across the field, and in the upper left was a white crescent symbolizing Missouri."
"The flag of the 4th Missouri Infantry, which may be one of the earliest examples of a Van Dorn battle flag."

Etymology

Named after American major general Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863).

Inflected Forms

Van Dorn battle flags (plural)

Questions

What does van dorn battle flag mean?: A flag used by the regiments under the command of the Confederate major general Earl Van Dorn during the American Civil War.
Where does van dorn battle flag come from?: Named after American major general Earl Van Dorn (1820–1863).

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