HALF-MAST


Meaning of HALF-MAST in English

/haf"mast", hahf"mahst"/ , n.

1. a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base.

v.t.

2. to place (a flag) at half-mast, as a mark of respect for the dead or as a signal of distress.

[ 1620-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .