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white flag

noun

  1. an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce.


white flag

noun

  1. a white flag or a piece of white cloth hoisted to signify surrender or request a truce
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Other Word Forms

  • ɳ󾱳ٱ-ڱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of white flag1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. hoist / show / wave the white flag, to give up; weaken; yield.
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Example Sentences

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“It’s my father’s safety that matters most. I would raise a white flag to any tank or soldier who comes into this area,” she said.

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We pass a parked car with a white flag.

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I'd go so far as saying I'd be buying a white flag of surrender for Mr Fields to wave whenever he sees me when I drop my daughter off at school.

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Earlier this year, Ukraine strongly rejected a call by the pontiff for Kyiv to negotiate an end to the war and have "the courage to raise the white flag".

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Less than three weeks after the most consequential election in American history, they waved the white flag of surrender.

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