half-mast
5
3.8
- noun
- /ˈhæfˌmæst/
- UK
:
a media asta
- I would suggest flying the flag at half mast above Buckingham Palace.
Examples
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A flag is lowered to half-mast.
Fiction book (1999) -
Arriving for work, Milo sees Outpost flags at half-mast.
Fiction book (2001) -
Put the flags at half mast.
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We'll fly the flags at half-mast.
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Flags are flying at half-mast.
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The palace flag is lowered to half-mast.
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Fly the flag at half mast above Buckingham Palace and all other Royal residences.
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The day of the Pope's death, the government issued a directive that flags were to be flown at half-mast for twenty-four hours.
Academic text (2006) -
Many people did not even know on November 9th that NJ flags were flown at half-mast to honor Special Warfare Operator Second Class Matthew Kantor as he was being laid to rest here in NJ.
Blog text (5) -
The flags were flown at half-mast to honor the victims of the tragic event.
Synonyms
7
7.1
A position partway down a flagpole where a flag flies to show respect after a death
How High
- UK
5
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Half-mast comes from the parts half ('half') and mast ('the tall pole on a ship'). Sailors lowered a flag to halfway down the mast to show mourning or respect, so a flag at half-mast today means honour or sorrow.