Noun: chequered flag
| Singular | chequered flag |
| Plural | chequered flags |
Sample Sentences
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Come this October when Kelly lines up for his 19th appearance in the Bathurst 1000 he will again be hunting for that chequered flag, but before he even does his first warm up lap he will share a unique moment with his fans. […] As well as the livery Perkins had when claiming three chequered flags at Mount Panorama, Russel Ingall's 'Silver Bullet' and the #6 Castrol Edge Ford Performance Racing Falcon driven by Mark Winterbottom are also on the short list. [2019 August 28, Anya Whitelaw, “Rick Kelly's fans can vote on the livery he will use in the Bathurst 1000”, in Western Advocate, archived from the original on 13 May 2026:]
Nouns inflected like chequered flag
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. [Alt: Checkered flag]
2. *(flag): From the pattern found on the flag signalling the end of a race.
3. *(victory): In motor racing, an official waves a black and white chequered flag to signify the end of the race, starting with waving at the leading vehicle.