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red flag

The correct spelling is red flag.

How to pronounce red flag

noun

Say it like: Red- fl-ag

The correct spelling is red flag. A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong. For example: "Improper formatting is a red flag to look for other problems with the data."

Usage Examples

Improper formatting is a red flag to look for other problems with the data.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.
  2. 2.In the United Kingdom and some other countries, a flag formerly used by a railway guard to warn the driver not to start the train.
  3. 3.A common symbol, usually in the form of a banner, for leftist revolutionary ideologies, especially socialism.

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