racing flag
noun
a distinguishing flag flown by a yacht during the period of its participation in a race.
Origin of racing flag
1First recorded in 1855–60
Words Nearby racing flag
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How to use racing flag in a sentence
However small the boat, the racing flag should never be less than 10 inches wide by 8½ inches high.
Yachting Vol. 1 | Various.If your boat wins, lower the racing flag, and hoist the club burgee with your winning flag one fathom below it.
Yachting Vol. 1 | Various.If she do not win, sail home with the racing flag still flying, this being the label of your boat's raison d'tre.
Yachting Vol. 1 | Various.
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