yellow flag

noun

1. Nautical. quarantine flag.
2. water flag.

yellow flag

noun

1. another name for quarantine flag
2. See flag 3

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow flag¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

"Just got unlucky with the yellow flag, I was 0.4secs up," the seven-time champion said.

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But in Baku Norris was caught out by a yellow flag in qualifying and ended up starting way down the grid, and Piastri won.

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In the end, Piasti was unable to help because Norris was caught by a yellow flag in qualifying and lined up only 15th on the grid.

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He was unlucky to catch a brief yellow flag in the first part of qualifying.

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"The car was flying. It was so good it almost made me more annoyed about yesterday and how silly that yellow flag was."

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