Half-Mast definition
Half-Mast means lowering the flag to one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
Half-Mast means the position of a flag being flown approximately halfway down a flagpole, as a symbol of respect, commemoration or collective mourning;
Half-Mast means the position of the flag when flying at half-mast will depend on its size, the length of the mast and its location; but, as a general rule, the centre of the Flag should be half way down the mast. When hoisted to or lowered from half-mast position, a flag should be first raised to the masthead.
More Definitions of Half-Mast
Half-Mast means exactly halfway down the mast of the flagpole (taking into consideration size, length and location of mast).
Half-Mast actually means that the flag is flown two-thirds up the flagpole. The occasions on which flags are to be flown at half-mast are:
Half-Mast means the lowering of the Canadian Flag until funeral services are completed.