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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024red′ flag′, - the symbol or banner of a left-wing revolutionary party.
- a danger signal.
- something that provokes an angry or hostile reaction:The talk about raising taxes was a red flag to many voters.
- Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called powder flag. a red burgee, designating in the International Code of Signals the letter "B,'' flown by itself to show that a vessel is carrying, loading, or discharging explosives or highly inflammable material.
- Military(caps.) a war game the U.S. Air Force holds several times each year at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to train personnel in air combat.
red-flag (red′flag′),USA pronunciation v., -flagged, -flag•ging, adj. v.t. - to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose:The department has red-flagged the most urgent repair work to be done.
- to provoke the attention of;
alert;
arouse:The animal's refusal to eat red-flagged the keeper that something was wrong.
adj. - of or pertaining to a red flag.
- intended or serving to emphasize, warn, incite, or provoke.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: red flag n - a symbol of socialism, communism, or revolution
- a warning of danger or a signal to stop
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