white flag

Noun

Meaning

A flag with a white color, used as a symbol of truce or surrender.

(motor racing) A flag with a white color, signifying the final lap of a race (ie. the bell lap).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

calumet armistice capitulation blue peter truce peace treaty detente peace pipe olive branch peace offering pipe of peace

Hypernyms

flag

Examples

A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar, signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. Source: Internet

Although Captain Fein flew the white flag of surrender, automatic fire continued to be directed at the unarmed survivors swimming in the water. Source: Internet

For example; a white flag means, among other things, surrender or peace, a red flag can be used as a warning signal, and a black flag can mean war, or determination to defeat enemies. Source: Internet

An honest look at the science should have environmentalists waving the white flag in their fight against fracking. Source: Internet

Boehner waved the white flag two months later and resigned. Source: Internet

Canada’s red and white flag with its stylized 11-point maple leaf is simple yet elegant. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

white finger syndrome white fingers white fir white flags white flight white flour