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Definition of Flag down
1. Verb. Signal to stop. "The policeman flagged down our car"
Definition of Flag down
1. Verb. (transitive idiomatic) Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flag Down
Literary usage of Flag down
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novelist's Magazine (1786)
"... but I will be ' after having that white flag down.* However night coming on,
and the captain ..."
2. The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII. by Edward Pelham Brenton (1823)
"... in 1780—Views of the European powers—Antwerp—Effects of closing the Scheldt —The
Emperor sends his flag down that river—Interference of the other powers ..."
3. No Constitutional Power to Conquer Foreign Nations and Hold Their People in by George Frisbie Hoar (1899)
"If you can not take down a national flag where it has once floated in time of
war, we were disgraced when we took our flag down in Mexico and in Vera Cruz, ..."
4. A Thrilling and Truthful History of the Pony Express: Or, Blazing the by William Lightfoot Visscher (1908)
"I then told the parties I would take the flag down, but before doing so I claimed
the right to salute it. Leaving Mr. Slayback in charge of the door, ..."
5. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John Fox (1903)
""Won't you take the flag down ?" "No, make your attack. You will have one of your
usual victories—with overwhelming numbers —and it will be safe and ..."
6. The American in Egypt: With Rambles Through Arabia Petra︠e︡a and the Holy by James Ewing Cooley (1843)
"They got so tipsy, however, and were taken down so soon themselves, that they
forgot to take their flag down. The consequence was, that the Pacha, ..."
7. Canada in 1837-38: Showing, by Historical Facts, the Causes of the Late by Edward Alexander Theller (1841)
"Confidentially I ask you, would you not like to pull that flag down ? ... Could I
pull that flag down, and trample it under my feet as the last emblem of ..."
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