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flags

British  
/ flæɡz /

plural noun

  1. rare the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Crowds chanted "Ole, ole, ole, Leon, Leon", waved yellow-and-white Vatican flags, and packed a kilometres-long stretch of Avenida del Libertador while giant screens relayed images of the pope's journey through the city.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Bower said some of the players told him they couldn't see both goals or the corner flags from the centre circle.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The Moneyish examines the red flags and weighs in on what she should do the next.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Patriot High girls’ flag football team lines up for referee inspection of flags before A Division 3 first round CIF Southern Section playoff game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

I saw the flags inside the displays the first day of school, my freshman year.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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