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The term half-staff - also known as half-mast - refers to flying a flag partway down a flagpole or ship's mast.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In 1966, the mansion was updated with mid-century luxuries, including electric flagpoles and automated draperies.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In June 2023, Priester was charged with two counts of grand larceny for allegedly stripping flagpoles in front of several Riverhead, N.Y., businesses — after two weeks of mysterious flag thefts — and was caught red-handed with the flagpole hooks.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent White House renovations include a Rose Garden overhaul, new Oval Office embroidery, and the addition of flagpoles.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In 1966, the mansion was updated with mid-century luxuries, including electric flagpoles and automated draperies.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In June 2023, Priester was charged with two counts of grand larceny for allegedly stripping flagpoles in front of several Riverhead, N.Y., businesses — after two weeks of mysterious flag thefts — and was caught red-handed with the flagpole hooks.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent White House renovations include a Rose Garden overhaul, new Oval Office embroidery, and the addition of flagpoles.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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