half-mast
half-mast • n. the position of a flag that is being flown some way below the top of its staff as a mark of respect for a person who has died. ∎ chiefly humorous a position lower than normal or acceptable, esp. for clothes: the zipper on his fly always riding at half-mast.
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Hf • symb. the chemical element hafnium.
hf • abbr. half.
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