black flag meaning: definition, quotations

black flag

noun

› Any flag that has a black, or predominantly…

Literally A flag with a black color, used as a symbol of anarchism.

Literally A racing flag with a black color, used in auto racing to summon a driver to the pits.

Figuratively, Informal A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is extremely wrong, often something criminal, hideous or atrocious; a extreme red flag.

Derived terms: Black Flag Army
Coordinate terms: beige flag, blue flag, chequered flag, green flag, orange flag, pink flag, red flag, white flag, yellow flag

black flag

verb

To summon (a racing driver) to the pits by waving a black flag.

Jack Sears was driving the famous John Willment Cobra roadster "39PH." Sears was black flagged, and after returning to the track, drove a race that is still talked about today.1994, Shelby Cobra, page 112:
When a driver is black-flagged, he knows it.2000, Mark Martin, NASCAR For Dummies, page 87:

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