white flag
noun
an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce.
Idioms for white flag
hoist/show/wave the white flag,
to give up; weaken; yield.
Origin of white flag
First recorded in 1590–1600
OTHER WORDS FROM white flag
white-flag, adjectiveWords nearby white flag
white feather,
white fiber,
white finger,
white fir,
white fish,
white flag,
white flag, show the,
white flight,
white flint,
white flour,
white fox
Example sentences from the Web for white flag
The question of uniform was condoned, however, just as the white-flag incidents were condoned.
The War in South Africa |Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for white flag
white flag
noun
a white flag or a piece of white cloth hoisted to signify surrender or request a truce