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black flag definition

black flag

  1. a flag that is all or mostly black, esp. such a flag flown by a pirate ship
  2. in auto racing, a signal to a driver during a race, made by waving a solid black flag, indicating that the driver must stop and consult an official

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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