flags

/ (flæɡz) /

pl n

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

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Words nearby flags

flag out, flagpole, flag rank, flagrant, flagrante delicto, flags, flag seat, flagship, flag smut, Flagstad, flagstaff

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They filed past hoisting homemade flags, university flags, Mexican flags, flags that said “Ayotzi Vive.”
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution|Jason McGahan|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Islamists stood next to communists waving Palestinian flags and hurling insults at Israeli officials.
A New Intifada? Israel’s Arab Citizen Uprising Spreads|Creede Newton|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Every other day, you would see demonstrations and Kurdish flags along side flags of the Syrian revolution.
Remembering Kobani Before The Siege|Mustafa Abdi, Movements.Org, Advancing Human Rights|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I hope for an Independence Day in my lifetime when we will see zero shivering little bodies hawking our flags.
Kailash Satyarthi, Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner, Is Fighting India's Child Slavery Epidemic|Dilip D’Souza|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Russian and Ukrainian flags waved together in the hands of the demonstrators.
Thousands of Russians March to End the War in Ukraine—and Topple Putin|Anna Nemtsova|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only Messrs. Seward and Bates hang timidly behind, waiting for stronger manifestations, ere they hang out their flags.
Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various
On approaching the shore, three flags are observed to be flying in the town.
Journal of an African Cruiser|Horatio Bridge
The team left their hotel in a body, going to the grounds in a large bus, which was decorated with flags.
Baseball Joe in the Central League|Lester Chadwick
English, French, Prussian, Hamburg and other flags were displayed at her summons upon the passing merchant vessels.
Cruise and Captures of the Alabama|Albert M. Goodrich
He was one of the little band in honor of which the flags waved, the voices shouted, and the songs were sung!
The Half-Back|Ralph Henry Barbour

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