Triskelion

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A headless Triskelion on the flag of the Isle of Man.
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A headless Triskelion on the flag of the Isle of Man.
The Triskelion as depicted on the flag of Sicily.
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The Triskelion as depicted on the flag of Sicily.
Triskelion ana. 1. Primeval religious symbol composed of three interlocking spirals and is thought to represented the motion of the sun; associated with Buer, the swastika and the triquetra. 2. A three-spoked wheel, often depicted as whirling legs; a debilitated Johnny Cake. 3. euph. A well-endowed male. 4. A planet whose masters kidnapped Capt. James Tiberius Kirk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Kirk).

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The official seal of the Department of Transportation (http://www.dot.gov/) is a white abstract triskelion figure signifying motion within a circular blue field. The three branches of the figure curve outward in a counter-clockwise direction.

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