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View synonyms for white flag

white flag

noun

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

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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Other Word Forms

  • white-flag adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of white flag1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Idioms and Phrases

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

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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