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- Dictionaryred flag/rɛd ˈflaɡ/
noun
- 1. a red flag used as a warning of danger: "beachgoers should remember to remain alert when red flags are flying"
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RED FLAG definition: 1. a flag used as a sign of danger or to tell someone in a race to stop: 2. a flag used as a…. Learn more.
The meaning of RED-FLAG is to identify or draw attention to (a problem or issue to be dealt with). How to use red-flag in a sentence.
RED FLAG meaning: 1. a flag used as a sign of danger or to tell someone in a race to stop: 2. a flag used as a…. Learn more.
A red flag is a flag that is red in colour and is used to indicate danger or as a sign that you should stop. They waved red flags and shouted, 'Lenin, yes'. Then the rain came and the red flag went up to signal a halt.
noun. the symbol or banner of a left-wing revolutionary party. a danger signal. something that provokes an angry or hostile reaction: The talk about raising taxes was a red flag to many voters. Also called powder flag.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a symbol of socialism, communism, or revolution. 2. a warning of danger or a signal to stop. Red Flag. n. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Red Flag a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889.
A red flag is either a literal warning of some danger, like the signal flag used by a sinking ship, or a figurative warning, like the red flag a candidate's angry outburst sends to the voters about his temperament.