dragon flag

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dragon, flag.

Meanings

noundragon flag (plural dragon flags)

plural dragon flags

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dragon, flag.
  2. A core exercise consisting of lying face-up, gripping a support over the head and raising the rest of the body below the upper back up to over the face and then backing it down reversely to parallel the ground.

Origin

The exercise name has developed as a reference to the figure of Bruce Lee titled in his most famous Chinese films 龍/龙 (lóng, “dragon”).

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APA

dragon flag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon%20flag

MLA

“dragon flag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon%20flag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dragon flag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon%20flag.

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