HALF-MAST - Definition

Pronunciation:		haf mast
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a position some distance below the top of the mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

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	See Also:	place, position

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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