Definitions for flag of truce

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

flag′ of truce′(n.)

a white flag displayed to the enemy as an invitation to suspend military hostilities temporarily and confer.
Category: Military

Origin of flag of truce:

1620–30

Princeton's WordNet

white flag, flag of truce(noun)
flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce

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