white flag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt flag]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt flæg/
- /waɪt flæɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt flag]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt flæg/

Definitions of white flag words

noun white flag an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce. 1
idioms white flag hoist / show / wave the white flag, to give up; weaken; yield. 1
noun white flag surrender 1
noun white flag a white flag or a piece of white cloth hoisted to signify surrender or request a truce 0
noun white flag a white banner or cloth hoisted as a signal of truce or surrender 0
noun white flag A flag with a white color, often used as a symbol of surrender. 0

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Origin of white flag

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for White flag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of White flag

white flag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

white flag usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for white flag

noun white flag

ceasefire — A ceasefire is an arrangement in which countries or groups of people that are fighting each other agree to stop fighting.
deescalation — a decrease in scope, volume or extension.
dedition — (obsolete) The act of yielding; surrender.

All 3 Synonyms of white flag