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Half-Mast

nounid 71450·updated May 18, 2026
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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 distress

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Variants

synonym
half-staff
plural
Half-Masts
possessive
Half-Mast's
pluralpossessive
Half-Masts'

Framework definitions

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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 distress

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