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Definition of half mast noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

half mast

noun
 
/ˌhɑːf ˈmɑːst/
 
/ˌhæf ˈmæst/
(symbol North American English also half-staff)
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at half mast
  1. (of a flag) flown at the middle of the mast as a sign of respect for a person or people who have just died
    • Flags were flown at half mast on the day of his funeral.
previously
adverb
 
 
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