Half-mast or half-staff (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many countries...

"Half Mast (Slight Return)" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun, released on 15 January 2010 as a digital download available...

Sovereign sometimes declares other days when the Union Flag is to fly at half-mast. Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds of the way up the flagpole with...

Update". Qppstudio.net website. "Why did Saudi Arabia not fly its flag at half-mast following the death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos?". Gulfnews.com. 13 January...

to be flown at half mast, it must first be raised to the top of the mast and then slowly lowered. Only the Indian flag is flown half mast; all other flags...

are to be hoisted to full-mast, before being lowered to the half-mast position; likewise both flags are to be hoisted full-mast prior to being lowered for...

replaced with a Union Flag at half-mast for the mourning period. However, the Royal Standard continued to be flown at full-mast at Windsor Castle, as it represents...

national flag shall be half-masted at the places indicated against each on the day of the death of the dignitary. The flag is flown half-mast nationwide ( State/...

Commission. When flown at half-mast, the flag should be first hoisted to the peak for a moment then lowered to the half-mast position. It should be raised...

should never be flown half mast at night, unless directed to half-mast for an extended period. Days on which flags are flown at half-mast on government buildings...