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Johnleo Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Well-flagged

The sale of weapons to Taiwan (defensive in nature and in the context of a huge mainland build-up) was well-flagged and not excessive.

Could you tell me what well-flagged means here? Thanks.
  

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'well-flagged' is a colloquialism meaning that people were aware that this was going to happen before it actually did. It can be known through the Taiwanese government regularly announcing that it was going to buy more defensive weapons, or it might have been reported openly in the newspapers and on television. The term itself comes from the historic act of using flags to send messages between ships.

— Adrenochrome

  • 'well-flagged' is a colloquialism meaning that people were aware that this was going to happen before it actually did.
  • It can be known through the Taiwanese government regularly announcing that it was going to buy more defensive weapons, or it might have been reported openly in the newspapers and on television.
  • The term itself comes from the historic act of using flags to send messages between ships.
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'well-flagged' is a colloquialism meaning that people were aware that this was going to happen before it actually did. It can be known through the Taiwanese government regularly announcing that it was going to buy more defensive weapons, or it might have been reported openly in the newspapers and on television.
The term itself comes from the historic act of using flags to send messages betwee
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