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at half mast
(of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died
Example: The flags are (flying) at half mast.
See also: by half, do things by halves, half-back, half-brother, half-sister, half-caste, half-wit, half-and-half, half-hearted, half-holiday, half-hourly, half-term, half-time, half-way, half-witted, half-yearly, go halves with, half, half past three, four, seven, half-, halve, in half, not half, "at half mast" in any languageExample: The flags are (flying) at half mast.
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