Definition of red flag Red flag
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What does red flag mean?
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| red flag - a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up" | ||
| signal flag, flag a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | ||
| red flag - something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull" | ||
| red flag - the emblem of socialist revolution | ||
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Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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red flag
Is frequently used by revolutionists as an emblem of defiance. It is used in the U. S. service as a danger-signal at target practice, and on a man-of-war as a signal that the ship is receiving or discharging her powder.
