Meanings
nounwhite flag (plural white flags)
plural white flags
- hobbiesA flag with a white color, signifying the final lap of a race (ie. the bell lap).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounflag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
Similar
flag of truce
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the colour of the flag.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque bandera zuri
- bandera zuria flag used as a symbol of surrender
Bengali সাদা ঝাণ্ডা
- সাদা ঝাণ্ডা (śada jhanḍa)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Catalan bandera blanca
- bandera blancaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Chinese Cantonese 白旗
- 白旗 (baak⁶ kei⁴)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Chinese Mandarin 白旗
- 白旗 (báiqí)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Czech bílá vlajka
- bílá vlajkaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Dutch witte vlag
- witte vlaga flag used as a symbol of surrender
Esperanto blanka flago
- blanka flagoa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Finnish valkoinen lippu
- valkoinen lippua flag used as a symbol of surrender
French drapeau blanc
- drapeau blanca flag used as a symbol of surrender
German weiße Flagge, Parlamentärsflagge
- weiße Flaggea flag used as a symbol of surrender
- Parlamentärsflaggea flag used as a symbol of surrender
Greek λευκή σημαία
- λευκή σημαία (lefkí simaía)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Hebrew דֶּגֶל לָבָן
- דֶּגֶל לָבָן (dégel laván)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Indonesian bendera putih
- bendera putiha flag used as a symbol of surrender
Italian bandiera bianca
- bandiera biancaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Japanese 白旗
- 白旗a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Korean 백기
- 백기 (baekgi)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Malay bendera putih
- bendera putiha flag used as a symbol of surrender
Polish biała flaga
- biała flagaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Portuguese bandeira branca
- bandeira brancaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Romanian steag alb, drapel alb
- steag alba flag used as a symbol of surrender
- drapel alba flag used as a symbol of surrender
Russian бе́лый флаг
- бе́лый флаг (bélyj flag)a flag used as a symbol of surrender
Spanish bandera blanca
- bandera blancaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Swedish vit flagga
- vit flaggaa flag used as a symbol of surrender
Tagalog bandilang puti
- bandilang putia flag used as a symbol of surrender
Turkish beyaz bayrak
- beyaz bayraka flag used as a symbol of surrender
Cite this entry
APA
white flag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20flag
MLA
“white flag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20flag. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white flag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20flag.
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