Real Dictionary

Stars and Stripes
the flag of the United States, with seven horizontal red stripes and six white ones, the colors alternating, and in the upper left corner a blue field with white stars (now 50), one for each state
noun
noun: the national flag of the U.S., consisting of 13 horizontal stripes that are alternately red and white, representing the original states, and of a blue field containing 50 white stars, representing the present states
proper noun: The Stars and Stripes is the name of the national flag of the United States of America.