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  2. Blackball (surfing) - Wikipedia

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    A blackball flag is represented with a black circle in the center of a yellow or red flag; a yellow background being the most common. The flag is designed to protect swimmers from potentially harmful surfboards that may be moving at velocities after a "wipe out" from a wave. Swimmers maintain that the policy is a safety measure, while many ...

  3. Beach flags can save your life; what to know about the colors

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    Absence of flags does not mean water is safe, check official surf zone forecasts and beach advisories. Maria Francis is a Pennsylvania-based journalist reporting on trending issues across the Mid ...

  4. Yellow flag - Wikipedia

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    Yellow flag may refer to: . Iris pseudacorus, an aquatic flowering plant; A flag of a yellow colour: . Yellow flag (contagion), historically displayed on ships to indicate the presence of disease or quarantine (obsolete); also used in some cities to mark a recent death in a neighborhood, regardless of cause

  5. Gadsden flag - Wikipedia

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    The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a timber rattlesnake [1] [2] coiled and ready to strike. Beneath the rattlesnake are the words Dont Tread on Me [ sic ]. [ a ] Some modern versions of the flag include an apostrophe in the word don't.

  6. List of flags by color combination - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.

  7. Lifeguard - Wikipedia

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    A lifeguard (United States) on patrol during Hurricane Earl. Red and yellow flag indicating a bathing area patrolled by lifeguards. A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake.

  8. Flag of the United States Virgin Islands - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Virgin Islands Governor's Mansion flies the American, USVI and Danish flags. The flag of the United States Virgin Islands was adopted on May 17, 1921. It consists of a simplified version of the coat of arms of the United States between the letters V and I (for 'Virgin Islands').

  9. Flag - Wikipedia

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    The flag itself is a small, weighted handkerchief, tossed on the field at the approximate point of the infraction; the intent is usually to sort out the details after the current play from scrimmage has concluded. In American football, the flag is yellow; in Canadian football the flag is orange, but at the professional level the flag is yellow.