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half-masted

half-masted is the simple past and past participle of half-mast.

Meaning of half-mast

Verb

half-mast (third-person singular simple present half-masts, present participle half-masting, simple past and past participle half-masted)

  1. (transitive) To fly a flag in this position.
    Synonyms:
    half-staff, semi

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Questions about half-masted

What is half-masted the simple past and past participle of?
Half-masted is the simple past and past participle of half-mast.

Words near half-masted in the dictionary

  1. half-marrow
  2. half-marrows
  3. half-mask
  4. half-masks
  5. half-mast
  6. half-masted
  7. half-masting
  8. half-masts
  9. half-measure
  10. half-measures
  11. half-metal

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