It means someone important to civilization has died or that it is for example Anzac day in Australia and New Zealand,when men and women sacrificed there lives to help Australia and New Zealand, or if you would like to call it Oceania,the continent of the South.
It is a sign of mourning, usually of a prominent figure.
it mean spiderman is dead
things
The communist revolution
Show No Mercy
It means people die
it means that someone who is important has died.
The US flag is flown at halfmast as symbol of mourning.
The US flag is flown at halfmast as symbol of mourning.
It is a sign of mourning, usually of a prominent figure.
It usually indicates that someone important recently died, or that there was a national disaster or tragedy.
The US Flag Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, Subsection m consistently uses the term "half-staff." The whitehouse.gov website also consistently uses the phrase "half-staff." The other term, "half-mast," is used in certain on-line dictionaries. This term has naval connotations because ships have masts. For the general public either term should be readily understood to mean the same thing.
Cos the Americans are to stupid to realise it goes up all the way.
Someone important has died. I t also shows respect for that person. it is usually flown to symbolize a tragedy, it could be a person as stated above or it could be an event such as pearl harbor or 9/11
Hoist and fly refer to the measurements of a flag. The hoist of a flag is the measurement of the side which is affixed to the halyard (rope). The fly of the flag is the measurement of the flag when extended perpendicular to the mast (flagpole). You could use the terms length and width, but hoist and fly are more descriptive and accurate.
IF you meant the 'mizzen mast' - in relation to sailing - it's the mast immediately aft (or behind) the main mast.
If you mean half of a quarter note, then it looks the same as a quarter note but with a flag on the top of the stick.