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half mast

noun
🔊/ˌhɑːf ˈmɑːst/
🔊/ˌhæf ˈmæst/
(symbol North American English also half-staff)
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Idioms
at half mast
  1. (of a flag旗) flown at the middle of the mast as a sign of respect for a person or people who have just died降半旗，下半旗（以示哀悼）
    • Flags were flown at half mast on the day of his funeral.在他葬礼那天降了半旗。🔊🔊