corner flag

English

Noun

corner flag (plural corner flags)

1. (sports) Each of the flags that denotes the corner of the field of play.
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France‎:

     Wilkinson was struggling, sending the re-start straight into touch and flinging a pass the same way, and France then went close to the first try of the contest as Clerc took a long pass out on the left and was just bundled into touch by the corner flag.

Translations

flag marking the corner of a playing field

Catalan: banderó de córner (ca) m Czech: rohový vlajka f Danish: hjørneflag n Dutch: hoekvlag (nl) f Finnish: kulmalippu French: drapeau de coin (fr) m German: Eckfahne (de) f Hungarian: szögletzászló (hu) Italian: bandierina d'angolo f Norwegian: Bokmål: hjørneflagg n Nynorsk: hjørneflagg n Polish: chorągiewka boczna f Portuguese: bandeirinha de escanteio f Spanish: banderín de córner m, banderín de esquina m Swedish: hörnflagga c