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User_gary Posted 17 years ago
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United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi will flag off a special AIDS awareness train - the Red Ribbon Express - from Delhi Dec 1, the World AIDS Day.
According to the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Gandhi will flag off the multi-theme train to mobilise mass awareness across 22 states of the country before it returns to the national capital. The train will stop at 152 stations during its year-long journey.
Please explain to me the meaning of "flag off" in this context.
I guess it's "inaugurate" though I'm not sure.
According to the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Gandhi will flag off the multi-theme train to mobilise mass awareness across 22 states of the country before it returns to the national capital. The train will stop at 152 stations during its year-long journey.
Please explain to me the meaning of "flag off" in this context.
I guess it's "inaugurate" though I'm not sure.
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Yes, that's a good choice. I think she will be at the station to wave the starting flag for the train's inaugural departure.
- Yes, that's a good choice.
- I think she will be at the station to wave the starting flag for the train's inaugural departure.
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Yes, that's a good choice. I think she will be at the station to wave the starting flag for the train's inaugural departure.
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