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Half-Mast

Webster's Dictionary

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Half-Mast'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/half-mast.html. 1828.