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a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress

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  1. n. a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
  2. n:100 n a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress