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flag

5 8.2
A flat stone used to make paths, patios, or floors
  • noun
  • /flæɡ/
  • UK
translation icon : losa
  • A walkway bends artfully up to the flag-studded building.

Examples

  • The mural promotes Coca-Cola's sponsorship of the Mexican national soccer team, nicknamed "El Tri" for the national flag's three colors.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A backstroker used these flags to judge how close to the wall she was.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Tom stayed like a statue, with the tip of his flag resting on the sand.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Peter sat cross-legged on the flags and patted the stone beside him.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The patio was beautifully paved with large flat flags that created a smooth surface.

  • In the garden, they laid down flags of stone to create a pathway leading to the fountain.

  • The old house had a rustic charm, featuring tiled floors made of rugged flags.

Synonyms

flagstone
vsflag
9 4.9

A flat thin piece of stone used to make a path or patio

is the shorter traditional term for the same paving stone

Idioms

4 4.0

To stop trying and accept that you lost

To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger

Show your true self to others, even if it seems strange

Compounds

red flag
  • Informal
77 3.6

A sign that shows a problem or danger in a situation

56 1.0

A piece of cloth that stands for the United States with thirteen stripes and fifty stars

19 2.7

A plain white cloth that people raise to show surrender or ask for a truce

7 3.7

A red cloth flown to warn people of danger

4 8.3

A flag used as a symbol of racism and hate

4 5.7

A flag carried at the front of an army to show who they are and guide soldiers

flag of truce
  • Formal
3 4.9

A white flag shown to ask fighters to stop and start talks

A piece of cloth that officially represents a country

3 5.7

A red banner used as a symbol of socialist movements

flag officer
  • Specialized
3 8.5

A senior navy officer above captain who flies a flag to show command

A flag used by Southern states during the American Civil War, often the battle flag design

flag-waving
  • Offensive
2 6.8

Showing too much pride in one's country

1 3.4

A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14

1 5.7

A public display like a speech or a rally that makes people feel strong love for their country

1 3.7

Sailors who steal from ships fly a black flag with a white skull and crossbones

1 6.5

A flag that is black with a white skull and crossbones used by pirates

signal flag
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A rectangular piece of cloth ships use to send short messages

1 3.1

The national flag of the United Kingdom, also called the Union Jack

1 4.8

A tall plant with yellow iris flowers that grows in wet places

A light brown cloth signal showing a temporary stop or truce

8.1

A wild iris with blue flowers that grows near ponds and wet meadows

code flag
  • Specialized
7.1

A flag used to send messages between ships

flag captain
  • Specialized
8.4

A senior naval officer in charge of a flagship carrying an admiral

flag rank
  • Specialized
8.1

A senior military title that officers like admirals or generals hold

flag signal
  • Specialized
6.3

Sending messages with flags by moving them in set patterns over a distance, often between ships

flag smut fungus
  • Specialized
9.0

A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark streaks and black dust

flag smut
  • Specialized
9.9

A disease of wheat and other grasses that makes dark powdery streaks on leaves and stems

8.1

A small train station where trains stop only if someone signals them

flag-waver
  • Offensive
7.9

A person who shows strong support for their country often in aggressive ways

A person honored for great bravery who leads troops and carries a square banner

A marsh plant with long swordlike leaves and fragrant roots

nautical signal flag
  • Specialized
6.7

A flag sailors use to send messages between ships at sea

semaphore flag
  • Specialized
8.6

A flag you wave to send messages to people far away

A marsh plant with long pointed leaves and roots that have a strong smell

8.6

A tall water plant with long leaves and a brown, stick-like flower head

A tall plant like an iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in wet places in the eastern United States

wheat flag smut
  • Specialized
8.6

Plant disease that attacks wheat leaves and stems, causing dark streaks and lower crop yields

A yellow flower that grows in wet places like marshes and pond edges

How Big

slab
87 3.3
paving stone
3 2.8
flag
  • UK
5 8.2
tile
155 1.0

Surface Forms

flag singular
flags plural

Etymology

A flag stone is named from an old word for a 'flat piece' or slab, so a flag is a flat stone used for paths, patios, or floors.