Half-staff (Noun)
Meaning
A position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The American flag was flown at half-staff outside the White House to honor the victims of the tragedy.
- The flag was lowered to half-staff on the ship's mast as a sign of respect for the deceased captain.
- After the national disaster, flags across the country were flown at half-staff for a week.
- The company's flag was flown at half-staff outside their headquarters to mourn the loss of their founder.
- The flag on the town hall was lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the local soldier who had been killed in action.