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
Getting asked out to an affordable happy hour where beers are $5 might actually be a bigger green flag for someone than a date at a fancy cocktail bar.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 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
It would be a plain green flag from now onwards.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
South Park has held Green Flag status since 2006 and West Park since 2015.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Green Flag was set up in 2023 to invest in Ukrainian companies, and the venture-capital firm says that in recent months there has been growing interest in its inaugural $20 million fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
The number of parks and green spaces awarded Green Flag status has risen by more than a half in a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2014
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
Every strike has already torn the Orange Flag and the Green Flag into two pieces, and stitched them together again after a new and portentous pattern.
From The Open Secret of Ireland by T. M. (Thomas Michael) Kettle
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