Etymology[edit]
Compound of bloed (“blood”) + vlag (“flag”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈblut.flɑx/
- Hyphenation: bloed‧vlag
bloedvlag f (plural bloedvlaggen)
- (military, especially nautical, historical) A flag used as a signal of attack, originally red, but some black flags were in use during the 20th century.