half-mast

Definition of Half-mast in English :

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Noun

1. half-mast, half-staff

a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Half-mast

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noun

1.

the lower than normal position to which a flag is lowered on a mast as a sign of mourning or distress

verb

2. (transitive)

to put (a flag) in this position

Half-mast

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noun

1.

the position of a flag lowered about halfway down a mast, staff, etc., esp. as a sign of mourning

verb transitive

2.

to fly (a flag) at half-mast

Half-mast

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n.

The position about halfway up a mast or pole at which a flag is flown as a symbol of mourning for the dead or as a signal of distress. Also called half-staff.

tr.v. half-mast·ed, half-mast·ing, half-masts

To place (a flag) halfway up a mast or pole.

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