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Halfstaff

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half staffnounAlternative form of half-staff. [(US, Canada, sometimes Philippines) Half-mast.]
half mastnounAlternative form of half-mast. [The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when mourning, especially expressing respect for the deceased.]
flag-staffnounAlternative form of flagstaff. [A pole on which a flag is raised.]
flag staffnounA flag officer and his staff.
half measurenounAlternative form of half-measure. [An inadequate or incomplete solution to a problem.]
halfpikenounAlternative form of half-pike. [(military) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon]
half-smilenounAlternative form of half smile. [A short-lived, partial, or seemingly uncertain smile.]
quarter-staffnounAlternative form of quarterstaff. [A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.]
half-termnoun(UK) Pertaining to the half term school holiday.
shelter-halfnounAlternative form of shelter half. [(military) A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.]
cowl-staffnounAlternative form of cowlstaff. [A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.]
wait staffnoun(US, Canada) Alternative form of waitstaff. [(US, Canada) Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant.]
quarter-stavenounAlternative form of quarterstaff. [A wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.]
colestaffnounAlternative form of colstaff.
standdownnounAlternative spelling of stand-down. [(military) A time when soldiers are not on alert]
centre-halfnounAlternative form of centre half. [(soccer) A centre-back.]
halberdsmannounAlternative form of halberdman. [A man armed with a halberd.]
midfallnounAlternative form of mid-fall. [(US) The middle of fall.]
crossstaffnoun(rare) Alternative form of cross-staff. [(ecclesiastical, obsolete) An archbishop's cross.]
half-dozennounAlternative spelling of half dozen. [A set of six.]

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