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half-mast
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
4VERB + HALF-MAST
flag, flew, flying, lowered, seen
HALF-MAST + NOUN
beijing's, hill's, parliament, tiananmen
PREP.
in, on
ADV.
also, also
Definitions
noun
1
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the deceased.
Any other UK national flags flown alongside the Union Flag when it is at half-mast should also be at half-mast.
He is to be cremated later Thursday at a ceremony likely to be attended by the country's top leadership. Flags were seen flying at half-mast in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. China's state news agency Xinhua reported that flags would be lowered at government buildings across mainland China, semi-autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and in consulates abroad.
2
The lowered position of anything.
3
An unfashionably short length of a pair of trousers.
I looked around. Ari in a green jacket with four inches of fore arm showing and trousers at half mast, Penny and I in mismatched padded jackets and ski trousers which were way too long; and all wearing the silver moon boots that had been the rage in the early eighties.
4
The state of having a partially erect penis.
Finally, he was at half-mast, hanging out over the toilet seat, barely erect.
verb
1
To fly a flag in this position.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a
- half-staff
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Any other UK national flags flown alongside the Union Flag when it is at half-mast should also be at half-mast.
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He is to be cremated later Thursday at a ceremony likely to be attended by the country's top leadership. Flags were seen flying at half-mast in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. China's state news agency Xi
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I looked around. Ari in a green jacket with four inches of fore arm showing and trousers at half mast, Penny and I in mismatched padded jackets and ski trousers which were way too long; and all wearin
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The Canadian flag flew at half-mast on Parliament Hill's Peace Tower to commemorate the Nova Scotia mass killing victims.
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The Canadian flag was at half-mast.
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The national flag was lowered to half-mast.
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