green flag
noun
(in automobile racing) a green-colored flag that is used to signal the start of a race.
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Green Flagnounan award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
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And in the Central Valley, he waved the ceremonial green flag at a stock car race at the Madera Speedway, where he was named grand marshal of the annual Harvest Classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Celebration of the national semiquincentennial will culminate when he waves the green flag Sunday to start the IndyCar race in downtown Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Trump, 80, is expected to take a ceremonial lap of honor in his armored limousine dubbed "The Beast" and then wave the green flag to start the race.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The PEG ratio for tech is now below that of the global aggregate market, another green flag for budding “valuation opportunities.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
His visitors might have observed, too, the green flag which tlew from the masthead.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
They said: "This year the Green Flag Award has celebrated its 30th anniversary by handing out a record-breaking number of awards."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
South Park has held Green Flag status since 2006 and West Park since 2015.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Are they scrappy? Yes. Are they all working in bombed-out buildings with pliers found on the side of the road? No,” said Justin Zeefe, a founding partner at Los Angeles- and Kyiv-based Green Flag Ventures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Green Flag reminds us that anyone driving in France is already required to carry a warning triangle and a fluorescent safety vest.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2012
Then fling your Green Flag to the sky.
From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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