half-staff

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hafstaf, häfstäf)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
half-staff  (hafstaf, häfstäf),USA pronunciation n., v.t. 
  1. half-mast.
  • 1595–1605

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