half mast - Ondict

See half-mast for more

half mast

BrE

/ˌhɑːf ˈmɑːst/

NAmE

/ˌhæf ˈmæst/

noun

●at ˌhalf ˈmast

(of a flag 旗) flown at the middle of the

as a sign of respect for a person who has just died 降半旗，下半旗（以示哀悼）

◆Flags were flown at half mast on the day of his funeral. 在他葬礼那天降了半旗。