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Definition of white flag noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

white flag

noun

/ˌwaɪt ˈflæɡ/

/ˌwaɪt ˈflæɡ/

[usually singular]

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a sign that you accept defeat and wish to stop fighting
- to raise/show/wave the white flag
Topics War and conflictc2

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