n.
The position about halfway up a mast or pole at which a flag is flown as a symbol of mourning for the dead or as a signal of distress. Also called half-staff.
tr.v., -mast·ed, -mast·ing, -masts.
To place (a flag) halfway up a mast or pole.
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