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Flag Of Truce

Definition: Flag Of Truce

Flag Of Truce

Noun

1. Flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Flag Of Truce

Synonym: white flag (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Flag Of Truce

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Mediation

Mediatization; intervention, interposition, interference, intermeddling, intercession; arbitration; flag of truce; good offices, peace offering.

Pacification

Truce, armistice; suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down; breathing time; convention; modus vivendi; flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire, cartel.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Flag Of Truce

English words defined with "flag of truce": Cartel ship. (references)

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Modern Usage: Flag Of Truce

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Under a Flag of Truce (1912)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Flag Of Truce

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Custer receiving Flag of Truce. Credit: Library of Congress.

The place of Exchange in the Savannah river looking toward the City, the Rebel boat Beauregard coming down to meet the flag of truce. Credit: Library of Congress.

Flag of Truce. Credit: Library of Congress.

Returned prisoners of war exchanging their rags for new clothing on board Flag of Truce boat New York. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Rebel dodge to cover the retreat into Virginia. Flag of truce to look after the wounded. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Modern Translation: Flag Of Truce

Language Translations for "flag of truce"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Dutch

  

witte vlag (flag of peace), vredevlag (flag of peace), parlementaire vlag (flag of peace). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valkoinen lippu (flag of peace), parlamentaarilippu (flag of peace). (various references)

   

French

  

pavillon parlementaire (flag of peace). (various references)

   

German

  

weiße Flagge (flag of peace), Parlamentärsfahne (flag of peace). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

fehér zászló (white flag), parlamenterzászló (white flag), békezászló (white flag). (various references)

   

Italian

  

bandiera parlamentare (flag of peace), bandiera bianca (flag of peace). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

agflay ofay ucetray

   

Portuguese

  

bandeira branca (flag of peace). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

парламентерский флаг. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

parlamentärflagga (white flag). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

beyaz bayrak. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

cờ điều đình. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Flag Of Truce

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-f-f-g-l-o-r-t-u"

-2 letters: forgetful.

-3 letters: forceful, graceful, grateful, outglare.

-4 letters: cageful, careful, cloture, clouter, coffret, coulter, courage, factful, facture, fagoter, fateful, fearful, floater, flotage, flouter, foregut, fretful, furcate, gauffer, gloater, legator, locater, outface, outrace, outrage, refloat, refutal, tearful, tegular, torulae, truffle.

-5 letters: acuter, aerugo, affect, artful, carful, cartel, claret, coaler, coater, coffer, coffle, colter, colure, coteau, cougar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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