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half-mast definition

half·-mast (-mast′)

noun

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

transitive verb

to fly (a flag) at half-mast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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