Star-Spangled Banner n 1: the national flag of the United States of America [syn: {American flag}, {Stars and Stripes}, {Star-Spangled Banner}, {Old Glory}]
Star-spangled \Star"-span`gled\ (st[aum]r"-sp[a^][ng]`g'ld), a. Spangled or studded with stars. [1913 Webster] {Star-spangled banner}, the popular name for the national ensign of the United States; also the name of a poem, the words of which were composed by Francis Scott Key, which was adopted as the national anthem of the United States. --F. S. Key. [1913 Webster +PJC]