- blue peter
- blue peter (izg. blȗ pȋter) mDEFINICIJApom. signalna zastava s bijelim četverokutom na modrom polju, po međunarodnom signalnom kodeksu brod njome najavljuje da napušta lukuETIMOLOGIJAengl.
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Blue Peter — Blue Blue (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. {Bluer} (bl[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a], D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blue peter — n. [prob. < blue repeater, signal flag used in Brit Navy] a blue signal flag with a white square in the center, flown by a merchant ship to show it is ready to sail … English World dictionary
Blue Peter — ► NOUN ▪ a blue flag with a white square in the centre, raised by a ship about to leave port … English terms dictionary
Blue Peter — This article is about BBC television series. For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). Blue Peter Format Children s, entertainment Created by John Hunter Blair … Wikipedia
Blue Peter IV — For other racehorses of the same name see: Blue Peter (horse)Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Blue Peter caption = sire = War Admiral grandsire = Man o War dam = Carillon damsire = Case Ace sex = Stallion foaled = 1946 country = United… … Wikipedia
Blue Peter — UK / US noun Word forms Blue Peter : singular Blue Peter plural Blue Peters 1) [countable] a blue flag with a white square in the middle, used by ships to signal that they are ready to sail 2) [uncountable] a British television programme for… … English dictionary
blue peter — Naut. a blue flag with a white square in the center, designating the letter P in the International Code of Signals, flown by a vessel in port to indicate its imminent departure. [1815 25] * * * ▪ racehorse (foaled 1936), English racehorse… … Universalium
blue peter — noun a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail • Hypernyms: ↑code flag, ↑nautical signal flag * * * Blue Peter [Blue Peter] a British children’s television programme broadcast by the ↑BBC since 1958 … Useful english dictionary
blue peter — /blu ˈpitə / (say blooh peetuh) noun a blue flag with a white square in the centre, symbol of the letter P in the International Code of Signals, hoisted by a ship as a signal that it is ready to leave port. {blue + peter, originally repeater} …
Blue Peter — British (of education) undisciplined or ineffective The derivation is from a television programme for children in which, among other activities, they were shown how to construct models out of waste materials. The use is derogatory of… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
