battle flag

noun

plural battle flags

: a flag or banner historically used to mark a rallying point especially in battle or to serve as an emblem

… the Bennington battle flag, a banner associated with a revolutionary battle that took place in Vermont in 1777.

—Gabe Whisnant

… battle flags snapping from the mastheads in the warm Pacific trade winds.

—Doug Pricer

… reenactors donned Confederate gray and unfurled the infamous battle flag.

—Hiawatha Bray

Examples of battle flag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kiffin, in an interview with Vanity Fair, referenced the history of Ole Miss — which previously displayed an image of the Confederate battle flag and was flown on Ole Miss’ campus until 2015, before the flag design was changed in 2021 — as a dynamic that cost him with top recruits. —Grace Raynor, New York Times, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for battle flag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag