Confederate flag

noun

plural Confederate flags

: a flag of the Confederate States of America

often, specifically : a battle flag used by the Confederacy (see confederacy sense 2b) in the American Civil War from 1861-1865 and having a red field, two diagonal blue bars crossing in the center, and 13 white stars representing the seceded states compare stars and bars

Examples of Confederate flag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The video was removed on June 26 after the booth had monitors showing the current North Carolina state flag, but also had video displays showing split screens of the state flag and the Confederate flag. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Lee, 26, was pictured wearing a gray and blue shirt with the Confederate flag emblazoned across the chest. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Why do people in New Hampshire fly Confederate flags? — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

In its complaint, the nonprofits argued that the removal violated a federal law that allowed Confederate flags to fly at similar historic sites. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026

Well, that Confederate flag’s a part of my history as well as a part of their history. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Confederate flag

• ag
• bag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag
• nag
• rag