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white flag
noun
: a flag used to show that you want to stop fighting or to indicate defeat
Full Definition of WHITE FLAG
1
: a flag of plain white used as a flag of truce or as a token of surrender
2
: a token of weakness or yielding
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First Known Use of WHITE FLAG
1555
Rhymes with WHITE FLAG
air bag, beanbag, black-flag, blue flag, brown-bag, chin-wag, dirtbag, dishrag, dog tag, do-rag, fleabag, flight bag, gasbag, grab bag, greylag, handbag, hangtag, ice bag, jet lag, kit bag, mailbag, mixed bag, phone tag, postbag, price tag, ragbag, ragtag, ratbag, red flag, sandbag, schoolbag, seabag, sight gag, Sontag, sweet flag, tea bag, time lag, tote bag, washrag, wigwag, windbag, workbag, zigzag
WHITE FLAG Defined for Kids
white flag
noun
Definition of WHITE FLAG for Kids
: a flag of plain white raised in asking for a truce or as a sign of surrender
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