| term | Description |
|---|---|
| at half-mast | |
| bunting | |
| checkered flag | |
| coat of arms | |
| ensign | |
| finishing flag | |
| flag bearer | |
| flagpole | |
| green flag | |
| hammer and sickle | |
| Jolly Roger | |
| national flag | |
| mast | |
| presidential flag | |
| railway flag | |
| red flag | Both as a warning on a beach and figuratively as a potential source of conflict or personal harm |
| regional flag | |
| religious flag | |
| royal flag | |
| ship's flag | Indicates the country of registration |
| signal flag | |
| starter's flag | In a race |
| Union flag | |
| Union Jack | |
| white flag | Often waved in surrender |
| yellow flag | |
| semaphore | |
| state flag | |
| flying the national flag | |
| flapped in the wind | |
| waving in the wind |