half-mast
The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when…The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the deceased.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the deceased.
a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
(broadly, uncountable)The lowered position of anything.
(colloquial, uncountable)An unfashionably short length of a pair of trousers.
(euphemistic, uncountable)The state of having a partially erect penis.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress:half-staff
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable