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单词 half-staff
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Definition of half-staff in English:

half-staff

noun
US
  • The position of a flag which is being flown some way below the top of its staff as a mark of respect for a person who has died.

    flags around the city flew at half-staff
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The blue United Nations flag with its white map of the world was lowered to half-staff.
    • The governor ordered all flags in Texas to be lowered to half-staff in tribute to the victims.
    • On May 5, 1866, the village was decorated with flags at half-staff.
    • Police officers lowered the flag outside their headquarters to half-staff.
    • The American flag outside the white clapboard town hall was lowered to half-staff.
    • All eight flags of the countries represented here are flying at half-staff tonight.
    • The flag in her memory is now being flown at half-staff over the US Congress.
    • At the start of the ceremony, the flag was flying at half-staff in the former president's memory.
    • According to the radio station I was listening to, NASA has lowered its flags to half-staff.
    • All flags at city buildings were lowered to half-staff in his honor.

Definition of half-staff in US English:

half-staff

noun
US
  • The position of a flag which is being flown below the top of its staff as a mark of respect for a person who has died.

    flags around the city flew at half-staff
    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to the radio station I was listening to, NASA has lowered its flags to half-staff.
    • All flags at city buildings were lowered to half-staff in his honor.
    • Police officers lowered the flag outside their headquarters to half-staff.
    • At the start of the ceremony, the flag was flying at half-staff in the former president's memory.
    • The governor ordered all flags in Texas to be lowered to half-staff in tribute to the victims.
    • The flag in her memory is now being flown at half-staff over the US Congress.
    • All eight flags of the countries represented here are flying at half-staff tonight.
    • On May 5, 1866, the village was decorated with flags at half-staff.
    • The blue United Nations flag with its white map of the world was lowered to half-staff.
    • The American flag outside the white clapboard town hall was lowered to half-staff.
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