half-staff (h f stf, häfstäf )n. See half-mast. |
half-staff - a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distressHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
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LANCASTER -- Flags were being flown at half-staff at the state Capitol on Thursday to honor the memory of a 19-year-old soldier from Lancaster who was fatally injured in Iraq. Added to the package, however, is the 6 x 9" envelope pictured above with a flag flying at half-staff beside the announcement, "While Our Government Is Going After the Terrorists . By noon, American flags that lined the show's main entrance flew at half-staff. |
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