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WHITE FLAG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does white flag mean?
• WHITE FLAG (noun)
The noun WHITE FLAG has 1 sense:
1. flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
Familiarity information: WHITE FLAG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flag of truce; white flag
Hypernyms ("white flag" is a kind of...):
flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
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