green-white-checkered
green-white-checkered adjective: pertaining to a rule concerning how to end a motorsports race, which requires that the final two laps of a race must be raced under green flag conditions, so that any red flag or (yellow) caution flag condition on these two laps will extend the race, to allow for a racing finish.
Adjective
green-white-checkered (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a rule concerning how to end a motorsports race, which requires that the final two laps of a race must be raced under green flag conditions, so that any red flag or (yellow) caution flag condition on these two laps will extend the race, to allow for a racing finish.
Forms of green-white-checkered
| alternative form | green-white-checker |
|---|---|
| alternative form | green-white-chequer |
| alternative form | green-white-chequered |
Origin of green-white-checkered
From green + white + checkered. From the colors of the status flags, a green flag (clear racing condition), a white flag (last lap flag / bell lap flag), and a (black-and-white) checkered flag (finish flag), used in combination.
Questions about green-white-checkered
- What does green-white-checkered mean?
- Green-white-checkered means pertaining to a rule concerning how to end a motorsports race, which requires that the final two laps of a race must be raced under green flag conditions, so that any red flag or (yellow) caution flag condition on these two laps will extend the race, to allow for a racing finish.
- What part of speech is green-white-checkered?
- Green-white-checkered is an adjective.
Words near green-white-checkered in the dictionary
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