0 If a flag, sail, or banner unfurls, it becomes open from a rolled position, and if you unfurl a flag, etc., you make it do this: --
The demonstrators unfurled a large banner.
1 (of a flag, sail, etc.) to become open from a rolled position, or to cause something to become open from a rolled position --
When steeped, the bundle expands and unfurls in a process that emulates a blooming flower, while the flowers inside emerge as the centerpiece.
He unfurled a banner with a slogan about global warming and was then arrested by police on the roof.
Thirteen protesters took part in invading the offices, asking to speak about the chairman, distributing leaflets and unfurling a banner.
These would be unfurled across the windows at dusk to keep in the heat, as well as keeping the house more secure.
Malaysian schoolgirls unfurled hundreds of colourful umbrellas, and brightly attired performers danced.
Circuitous, complex lines are unfurled into rare, blooming chords in much the way a magician pulls flowers out of his pocket.
As moulting birds preen, they remove the waxy coating, and the feather unfurls.
That is an example of the education in our police establishments, which is preparing the democratic police for events that will unfurl as time goes by.
