Half-mast - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhæfˈmæst|  American pronunciation of the word half-mast
Brit.  |ˌhɑːfˈmɑːst|  British pronunciation of the word half-mast

noun

- a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress (syn: half-staff)

Extra examples

Flags were flying at half-mast because of the death of the Premier.

The flags were lowered to half-mast.

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