at half-mast

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at half-mast and at half-staff

[of a flag] halfway up or down its flagpole. The flag was flying at half-mast because the general had died. Americans fly flags at half-staff on Memorial Day.

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Byline: Lee Mottershead THE flags at Epsom were yesterday flying at half-mast in honour of the late Vincent O'Brien, who will be remembered formally on Investec Derby Day when the bigrace riders will wear black armbands as a mark of respect to the legendary trainer, writes Lee Mottershead. Derby armbands by The Racing Post (London, England) A spokeswoman for Windsor Castle said: "The flag on the castle was flown at half-mast at the request of the Queen. Queen's Cardiff-born 'right-hand man' dies by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) MINDLESS thugs have stolen a flag flying at half-mast for a brave firefighter who died after battling a blaze. Tribute flag for fireman nicked by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			at convenience at cross purposes at cross-purposes at death's door at doorstep at each other's throats at earliest convenience at ease at elbow at every turn at expense at face value at fault at fingertips at first at first blush at first glance at first hand at first light at first sight at full blast at full speed at full strength at full stretch at great length at half-mast at hand at hazard at heart at heels at home at home with at issue at it again at knee at large at last at least at least so many at leisure at length at liberty at loggerheads at loose ends at low ebb at most at mother's knee at night at no time at odds at once			at foot At full at full blast at full blast at full blast at full blast at full blast at full pelt at full pelt at full pelt at full pelt At full sea at full speed at full strain at full strain at full strain at full strain at full strength at full stretch at full throttle at full tilt at full tilt at full tilt at full tilt At gaze At grade At grade at great length at gunpoint At half cock at half-mast at half-staff at hand at hand at hand at hand at hand at hazard at heart at heart at heart at heart at heart at heel at heel at heel at heels At Her Majesty Service At Her Majesty's Pleasure At Her Majesty's Pleasure At His Majesty's Pleasure At His Majesty's Pleasure at home at home at home at home at home At Home America At Home Enteral Nutrition At Home Health Equipment At Home Parenteral Nutrition

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