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flag of truce

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flag of truce
n. pl. flags of truce
A white flag brought or displayed to an enemy as a request for a conference or as a signal of surrender.
flag of truce
n
(Military) a white flag indicating the peaceful intent of its bearer or an invitation to an enemy to negotiate
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Noun1.flag of truceflag of truce - flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce
white flag
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design


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The great red giant soon returned to say that it was Henry de Montfort, oldest son of the Earl of Leicester, who had come under a flag of truce and would have speech with the master of Torn.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Go you with a flag of truce to Glinda and ask her why she has dared to invade my dominions, and what are her demands.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
He proposed the matter to some of the leaders, and urged that they should meet the Blackfeet chiefs in a grand pacific conference, offering to send two of his men to the enemy's camp with pipe, tobacco and flag of truce, to negotiate the proposed meeting.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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