yellow flag
Nautical. quarantine flag.
Origin of yellow flag
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How to use yellow flag in a sentence
And I walked back to my car, and there is was, the yellow flag.
She flew the yellow flag of Spain—and—as the first ball of lead cut across her bowsprit, it fluttered to the deck.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. JohnstonRight over in that tent with the yellow flag, and Mr. Abernot pointed to a canvas shelter some distance away.
The Motor Boys in the Clouds | Clarence YoungThey went over to the tent with the yellow flag, threading their way in the auto between rows of booths and new buildings.
The Motor Boys in the Clouds | Clarence YoungIt is as if the palace were in quarantine, with the yellow flag floating.
Napoleon's Letters to Josephine | Henry Foljambe Hall
All these are decorated with the red and yellow flag of Spain,—the banner of blood and gold.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present | Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for yellow flag
another name for quarantine flag
See flag 3 (def. 1)
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