Approach and Flag

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

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Flag and approach are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flag" instead a verb "Approach".

Flag verb - To be limp from lack of water or vigor.

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Approach and flag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a verb "Flag".

Nearby Word: flagging

Colonel Desmond Young is ordered by a German officer to approach a British artillery battery under a flag of truce and claim that they're killing POWs.

Source: Film / The Desert Fox
The Dreaded: Zhang Liao's savaging of Sun Quan's forces at Hefei in 215 was so terrible that even the approach of an army flying his flag was enough to compel Wu forces to retreat.

Source: Useful Notes / Three Kingdoms Shu Wei Wu
A few times he flies the enemy flag on approach before whipping it down and running up the Union Jack before opening fire.

Source: Dressing as the Enemy

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