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flag of truce

 
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–noun Military.
a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.
Origin:
1620–30
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flag of truce  
n.   pl. flags of truce
A white flag brought or displayed to an enemy as a request for a conference or as a signal of surrender.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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