yellow jack
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Noun (3)
- caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquitoSynonyms: yellow feverblack vomitType of infectious disease
- yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantineType of flag
- fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, also known as the coolihoo (Caranx bartholomaei)Synonyms: Caranx bartholomaeiType of jack
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Yellow Jack
Nautical, the yellow fever; also, the quarantine flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
From the entry Jack.
Yellow jack
. (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d Jack. (b) The quarantine flag. See under Quarantine.
From the entry Yellow.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54