Half-mast
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A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, aflag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).
Half-mast meaning & definition 1 of Half-mast.
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A flag that is at half mast has been brought down to a point halfway down the pole as an expression of sadness at someones death:
Half-mast meaning & definition 2 of Half-mast.
