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black flagging

black flagging is the present participle and gerund of black flag.

Meaning of black flag

Verb

black flag (third-person singular simple present black flags, present participle black flagging, simple past and past participle black flagged)

  1. (transitive) To summon (a racing driver) to the pits by waving a black flag.
    • Jack Sears was driving the famous John Willment Cobra roadster "39PH." Sears was black flagged, and after returning to the track, drove a race that is still talked about today.1994, Shelby Cobra, page 112

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Questions about black flagging

What is black flagging the present participle and gerund of?
Black flagging is the present participle and gerund of black flag.

Words near black flagging in the dictionary

  1. black figure
  2. black finger crab
  3. black finger crabs
  4. black flag
  5. black flagged
  6. black flagging
  7. black flags
  8. black flight
  9. black flux
  10. black fly
  11. black forest

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