half-mast









half-mast


noun

  1. a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base.

verb (used with object)

  1. to place (a flag) at half-mast, as a mark of respect for the dead or as a signal of distress.

noun

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

verb

  1. (tr) to put (a flag) in this position

1620s, from half + mast (n.1).

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