half-mast

half-mast is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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