Meh, I'm just ribbing y'all.
But really, you're wrong. :greg:
Webster says:
Expressions using "mast": Afore the mast ♦ anemometer mast ♦ antenna mast
♦ at half mast ♦ beech mast ♦ before the mast ♦ Buck mast ♦ Cheeks of a mast ♦ flag mast ♦ Jigger mast ♦ jury mast ♦ main mast ♦ main topgallant mast ♦ mast cell ♦ Mast coat ♦ Mast hoop ♦ mast or spar ♦ mast year ♦ mizen mast ♦ mizzen mast ♦ mooring mast ♦ nail one's colours to the mast ♦ pole mast ♦ radio mast ♦ royal mast ♦ sail before the mast ♦ Spencer mast ♦ to spring a mast ♦ To stay a mast ♦ top mast ♦ topgallant mast ♦ transmitter mast ♦ trysail mast.
A mast is a pole which holds a sail of a boat, a flag, or an antenna
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Half-staff
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The United States flag flying at half-staff over the White House.Half-staff or half-mast describes a flag flying approximately halfway up a flagpole or ship's mast (though anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the way up is acceptable, but see below). This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.
The tradition of flying the flag at half-mast began centuries ago to allow the invisible flag of death to fly on top of the mast, thus signifying death's presence, power, and prominence.
The terms half-staff and half-mast are generally considered synonymous, despite common folk theories that half-mast should be reserved for nautical uses. Which variant predominates varies with language community (e.g., Canadian vs. British vs. U.S. English).[2]
I think we are good either way.
