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• Blue Peter (disambiguation) — Blue Peter may refer to:*Blue Peter, a British children s television programme *Blue Peter (Mike Oldfield single), the 1979 single release of the Blue Peter theme tune *Blue Peter (band), a Canadian music band *Blue Peter flag, an international… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — 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 — blue signal flag with a white rectangle in its center; flown when a ship is ready to sail; letter P or Papa in the international code …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• 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 — 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 — /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 — noun Etymology: probably from the name Peter Date: 1823 a blue signal flag with a white square in the center used to indicate that a merchant vessel is ready to sail …   New Collegiate Dictionary