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Black and white squares.
Also known as: Finish flag
The signal flag meaning the end of the session or race, shown to each competitor as they cross the line.
Signals the end of the session or race, shown to each competitor as they cross the line.
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Waved rather than held still, because a static chequered pattern at speed reads as grey — the motion is what makes it legible, and the same is true of every waved flag in the set.
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A rectangular flag of black and white squares in a chequerboard, waved across the track at the finish line.