half staff
Flag mourning height
Half staff describes a flag flown below the top of its pole as a sign of mourning or respect for the dead.
Government officials order flags to half staff after deaths of prominent figures or national tragedies: Flags flew at half staff for a week after the president's death.
Also called half mast, though half mast traditionally applies to ships.
- loweringMoving something downward
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- respectRegard with honor
- mourningPeriod following loss
- executive orderBinding directive from leadership
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