What does yellow flag mean?

Definitions for yellow flag
yel·low flag

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. yellow iris, yellow flag, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorusnoun

    common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated

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  1. yellow flag

    A yellow flag is a symbol or signal used in various contexts. In sports such as football or auto racing, it indicates caution, usually due to a hazard or problem on the field or track. It is also used in different fields to suggest warning about a potential danger or risk. In maritime usage, it is flown by ships to indicate that the vessel is disease-free and requests boarding by port authorities. Hence, the exact definition of a yellow flag varies depending its context of use.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yellow flag in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yellow flag in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of yellow flag in a Sentence

  1. Mike Steenhoek:

    It won't be like in a car race, going from a yellow flag to a green flag. It's going to take a while to get back up to the throughput that river is normally able to provide, the worry is that this could be a very brief relaxation of restrictions, just a temporary reprieve.

  2. Marc Chaikin:

    That doesn't really tell me anything. In a momentum market, insider selling is not a yellow flag.

  3. The UCI:

    Following discussions( with local organizers), it's been decided that the start will be delayed to 1530( local time) to allow water to be cleared, the organizing committee and the county are deploying marshals to yellow flag areas with standing water and staff and vehicles are draining water on the roads to ensure riders' safety.

  4. Charlie Whiting:

    The procedure now would be to simply red-flag any time that there’s a double-waved yellow flag, then there will be no discussion, it will be done routinely if there’s a double-waved yellow flag.

  5. Charlie Whiting:

    It will be done routinely if there’s a double-waved yellow flag.


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