half-mast

Definition

  • noun: the position in the middle of a mast or pole
  • noun: a point some distance but not necessarily halfway down below the top of a mast or staff or the peak of a gaff

Movie quotes

  • (..) lower the flag? Hey, sarge, What you doin' back there? Budget cuts, J, J, They got me fillin' in again, Why's the flag at half-mast? Hall died, Well, that's too bad, That depends, (all yelling) Come on, man, I thought you guys (..)
    1994 The Glass Shield