Definitions for red-flag
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Spelling: [red-flag]
IPA: /ˈrɛdˈflæg/
Red-Flag is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.
You can make 207 anagrams from letters in red-flag (-adefglr).
Definitions for red-flag
noun
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the symbol or banner of a left-wing revolutionary party.
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a danger signal.
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something that provokes an angry or hostile reaction:
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Also called powder flag. Nautical. a red burgee, designating in the International Code of Signals the letter “B,” flown by itself to show that a vessel is carrying, loading, or discharging explosives or highly inflammable material.
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(initial capital letters) a war game the U.S. Air Force holds several times each year at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to train personnel in air combat.
adjective
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of or relating to a red flag.
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intended or serving to emphasize, warn, incite, or provoke.
verb (used with object)
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to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose:
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to provoke the attention of; alert; arouse:
Origin of red-flag
First recorded in 1880-85
Examples for red-flag
When it gets parched in Los Angeles the weather service issues a “red-flag” warning to indicate that the risk of fire is high.
A lot of them fur-faced boys that hurl the merry bombs are goin' to pull off a red-flag sashay up the Avenoo.