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”, in news.bbc.co.uk‎^[1]:

     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