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black flags

black flags is the plural of black flag.

Meaning of black flag

Noun

black flag (plural black flags)

  1. (literally) A flag with a black color, used as a symbol of anarchism.
  2. (literally) A racing flag with a black color, used in auto racing to summon a driver to the pits or to signal disqualification.
  3. (figuratively, informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is extremely wrong, often something criminal, hideous or atrocious; a extreme red flag.

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Questions about black flags

What is black flags the plural of?
Black flags is the plural of black flag.

Words near black flags in the dictionary

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

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