flag down

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flag¹

(flӕg) noun

a piece of cloth with a particular design representing a country, party, association etc. the French flag.

ˈflag-pole / ˈflagstaff nouns

the pole on which a flag is hung.

flag down verb – past tense, past participle flagged –

to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop. We flagged down a taxi.

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Both cars were heavily tinted, and attempts to flag down the officers for comments were unsuccessful.

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'The Ford Transit Bus was flagged down for speeding by FRSC patrol team that noticed the speed of the passenger bus, but he ignored the flag down order and even abused the patrol team with the use of his hand, but unfortunately barely driving five minutes from the FRSC Patrol team that cautioned him for speeding, colluded with the truck travelling from the opposite direction.'

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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) maintained that traffic constables would still flag down erring motorists, contrary to text messages that circulated on Friday claiming otherwise.

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A group of taxi operators want the current flag down rate P40 raised by P10 to cushion the impact of higher excise taxes on oil petroleum products with the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.

Taxi operators want flag down rate raised

The pair's journey ended when they had to flag down a passing motorist to ask how to turn on the vehicle's headlights.

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Inspector Scott Robertson said: "We would urge other motorists to be wary of any similar attempts from individuals trying to flag down their vehicles."

Car woman flagged down and attacked

| A man tried to flag down cars close to the old British Steel entrance between Grangetown and Redcar

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