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half-staff vs. half-mast

half-staff

noun

half-mast

noun

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

verb (used with object)

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