Half-mast

The Austrian flag flying at half-staff before the Austrian Parliament Building, due to the death of President Thomas Klestil, on July 7, 2004

The flag of Canada, the flag of Québec, and the flag of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets are half masted on board Bagotville Cadet Summer Training Centre, following the train detrailment and explosion of Lac Mégantic, Québec.

Chinese flag at half-mast to mark to mourn for the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Half-mast (British English) or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit on a pole. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.

The tradition of flying the flag at half-mast began in the 17th century. According to some sources, the flag is lowered to make room for an "invisible flag of death" flying above.

单词	Halfmast
释义	Halfmast 原声例句生活大爆炸第6季 It's called " Fun with Flags." They're not at halfmast, nobody died.Let's try and keep it upbeat. 这节目叫" 有趣" 的旗帜，不是有人死了在降半旗哀悼，欢乐喜庆点好不好。英语百科 Half-mast Half-mast (British English) or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit on a pole. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress. The tradition of flying the flag at half-mast began in the 17th century. According to some sources, the flag is lowered to make room for an "invisible flag of death" flying above.
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