flag

noun
/flæɡ/

A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.

Other meanings

The design that could be placed on a flag, typically a rectangular graphic that is used to represent an entity (like a country, organisation or group of people) or an idea.
“The flag of France has three vertical stripes.”
A flag flown by a ship to show the presence on board of the admiral; the admiral himself, or his flagship.

A kind of

emblem

Kinds of flag

national flag
black flag
colors
jack
standard
white flag
yellow jack

Example sentences

“We should get rid of flags entirely.”
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Word history

From Old English "flagg".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “flag” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.