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Definition: Flag Of Truce |
Flag Of TruceNoun1. 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 TruceSynonym: white flag (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Flag Of Truce |
| English words defined with "flag of truce": Cartel ship. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Under a Flag of Truce (1912) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | 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. | |||
| 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 bandeira branca (flag of peace). (various references) парламентерский флаг. (various references) parlamentärflagga (white flag). (various references) beyaz bayrak. (various references) cờ điều đình. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | |
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