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   flag

   /flaɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities: "the American flag"
   • ▪ used in reference to the country to which a person has allegiance: "the private's heroism served as an example for every soldier under the flag"
   • ▪ a ship's country of registry.
   • ▪ the ensign carried by a flagship as an emblem of an admiral's rank.
   • 2. a small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports: "jumped the starter's flag, did he?"
   • ▪ a device, symbol, or drawing resembling a flag, used as a marker: "golf courses are indicated by a numbered flag on the map"
   • 3. a variable used to indicate a particular property of the data in a record.
   • 4. a hook attached to the stem of a musical note, determining the rhythmic value of the note. US

   verb

   • 1. mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way: "“greatfully” would be flagged as a misspelling of “gratefully.”"
   • ▪ draw attention to (something): "problems often flag the need for organizational change"
   • 2. (of an official in football, soccer, and other sports) raise or throw a flag to indicate a breach of the rules.
   • ▪ charge (a player) with a penalty by dropping a penalty flag: "a play in which he was flagged for being offside"
   • 3. provide or decorate with a flag or flags.
   • ▪ register (a vessel) in a specific country, under whose flag it then sails: "the flagging out of much of the fleet to flags of convenience"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps from obsolete flag ‘drooping’, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flagger noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.

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   A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration.

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