white flag

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

Idioms about white flag

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

Origin of white flag

1
First recorded in 1590–1600

Other words from white flag

  • white-flag, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for white flag

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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