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  • 1Flag — Flag, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D. vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.] 1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. [1913 Webster] 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to …

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  • 2Flag — Flag, v. t. [From {Flag} an ensign.] 1. To signal to with a flag or by waving the hand; as, to flag a train; also used with down; as, to flag down a cab. [1913 Webster] 2. To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to …

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  • 3Flag — Flag, n. [From {Flag} to hang loose, to bend down.] (Bot.) An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera {Iris} and {Acorus}. [1913 Webster] {Cooper s flag}, the cat tail ({Typha latifolia}), the long leaves of… …

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  • 4Flag — steht für: Flag (Informatik), ein Variablentyp mit eng begrenztem Wertesatz, oft nur 0/1 das Spielgerät beim Flag Football das englische Wort für Flagge oder auch Fahne Flag (Lichttechnik), eine Vorrichtung in der Fotografie und Filmproduktion,… …

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  • 5Flag — (fl[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flagged} (fl[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flagging} (fl[a^]g g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Icel. flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. {Flacker}, {Flag} an ensign.] 1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies;… …

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  • 6Flag — (fl[a^]g), v. t. 1. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings. prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of. [1913 Webster] Nothing so flags the spirits. Echard. [1913… …

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  • 7Flag — Flag, n. [Icel. flaga, cf. Icel. flag spot where a turf has been cut out, and E. flake layer, scale. Cf. {Floe}.] 1. A flat stone used for paving. Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers …

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  • 8FLAG — (Fiber Optic Link Around the Globe) ist ein 28.000 km langer Untersee Lichtwellenleiter, welcher England mit Japan und vielen dazwischenliegenden Ländern verbindet. Die Strecke zwischen Hong Kong und Pusan wurde 2006 von einem Erdbeben… …

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  • 9Flag — Flag, v. t. To furnish or deck out with flags. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Flag — Flag, v. t. To lay with flags of flat stones. [1913 Webster] The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble. Sandys. [1913 Webster] …

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