half-staff

== English == === Alternative forms === half staff, halfstaff === Noun === half-staff (plural half-staffs) (US, Canada, sometimes Philippines) Half-mast. 2005 April 6, Felisa Cardona, "Flag order spurs controversy," Denver Post (USA), p. B-01, (retrieved 29 Aug. 2011): President Bush's decision to honor Pope John Paul II by ordering flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings has reignited a debate about the separation of church and state. ==== Translations ====