half-staff

[ haf-staf, hahf-stahf ]

/ ˈhæfˈstæf, ˈhɑfˈstɑf /

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First recorded in 1595–1605

But to me, you see, it meant also that my son was being buried under a flag that was at half-staff too.
Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work|Steve North|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The flag this morning flies at half-staff in front of Engine Company 224 in Brooklyn.
With the Fireman of Brooklyn’s Company 224 as They Observe the Fallen|Maurice Emerson Decaul|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The national flag will be displayed at half-staff during the same time.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler|Compiled by James D. Richardson
The national flag will be displayed at half-staff from the time of the receipt of this order until the close of the funeral.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX.|Benjamin Harrison

In raising a flag to half-mast or half-staff, it should be run to the top of the pole, and then lowered the width of the flag.
The Little Book of the Flag|Eva March Tappan