ALL meanings of half-mast
half-mast
H h - noun half-mast a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base. 1
- noun half-mast flag position: low 1
- verb with object half-mast to place (a flag) at half-mast, as a mark of respect for the dead or as a signal of distress. 1
- noun half-mast the lower than normal position to which a flag is lowered on a mast as a sign of mourning or distress 0
- verb half-mast to put (a flag) in this position 0
- noun half-mast the position of a flag lowered about halfway down a mast, staff, etc., esp. as a sign of mourning 0
- verb transitive half-mast to fly (a flag) at half-mast 0