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World War II Flypast, 'Poppy Drop' and London Lightshow to Mark the Start of Remembrance Weekend 2004.


Three million poppy poppy, common name for some members of the Papaveraceae, a family composed chiefly of herbs of the Northern Hemisphere having a characteristic milky or colored sap.  petals - symbolising Noun 1. symbolising - the act of representing something with a symbol
symbolizing

figuration - representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
 the dead of the two World Wars and all the conflicts since then - were dropped from two original World War II aircraft in an unprecedented flypast fly·past  
n. Chiefly British
A flyover, as by military aircraft.

Noun 1. flypast - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
fly-by, flyover
 over the Thames tonight (11 November 2004) to mark the start of Remembrance Weekend 2004.

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