half-mast Synonyms
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half-mast Meaning
Wordnet
half-mast (n)
a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
Webster
half-mast (n.)
A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).
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a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distressA point some distance below the top of a mast or st
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The flag was flown at half-mast to honor the fallen soldier.
The nation mourned as the flags flew half-mast in remembrance of the tragedy.
The ship's sails hung at half-mast, casting a somber shadow on the water.
The community gathered at the memorial, where the flag flew half-mast in solemn tribute.
