distress flag

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noun

any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.

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Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
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Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.
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There is only sand, a white ball, and a flag indicating the hole.
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When the game starts, there is only sand, a white ball, a flag indicating hole 1, and a “0” at the top of the screen.
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But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.
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The look of distress had vanished, and his sincere eyes seemed to shine again with courage and with strength.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Her face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.
Confidence|Henry James
Finally, his predicament became so awkward that an expression of distress crept into his face.
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Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.
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In fact, in two places some of our men cried out in distress that we were all lost.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various