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blue flag

blue flag noun: an award given to European beaches, based on cleanliness and water quality. Also the ellipsis of command blue flag.

Noun

blue flag (plural blue flags)

  1. An award given to European beaches, based on cleanliness and water quality.
  2. A driver notification indicating a faster vehicle that is ahead of the pilot's position in the race standings, is coming up from behind. An indicator that a lapping vehicle is coming up from behind, to lap the racer's vehicle.

Also used as

blue flag is also the ellipsis of command blue flag.

Forms of blue flag

pluralblue flags

Words formed from blue flag

  • command blue flag
  • double blue flags
  • standing blue flag
  • standing double blue flags
  • waving blue flag
  • waving double blue flags

Questions about blue flag

What does blue flag mean?
Blue flag means an award given to European beaches, based on cleanliness and water quality.
What part of speech is blue flag?
Blue flag is a noun.
What is the plural of blue flag?
The plural of blue flag is blue flags.

Words near blue flag in the dictionary

  1. blue film
  2. blue films
  3. blue fire
  4. blue fit
  5. blue fits
  6. blue flag
  7. blue flags
  8. blue flash
  9. blue flashes
  10. blue flax
  11. blue flaxes

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