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mast
1[ mast, mahst ]
noun
- Nautical.
- any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
- any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- Also called pillar. the upright support of a jib crane.
- any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, a post in certain cranes, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to provide with a mast or masts.
mast
2[ mast, mahst ]
noun
- the fruit of the oak and beech or other forest trees, used as food for hogs and other animals.
mast-
3- variant of masto- before a vowel:
mastectomy.
mast-
1combining_form
- a variant of masto-
mast
2/ mɑːst /
noun
- nautical any vertical spar for supporting sails, rigging, flags, etc, above the deck of a vessel or any components of such a composite spar
- any sturdy upright pole used as a support
- Also calledcaptain's mast nautical a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew
- before the mastnautical as an apprentice seaman
verb
- tr nautical to equip with a mast or masts
mast
3/ mɑːst /
noun
- the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc, used as food for pigs
Derived Forms
- ˈmastless, adjective
- ˈmastˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- mast·less adjective
- mast·like adjective
- un·der·mast·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mast1
Origin of mast2
Idioms and Phrases
- before the mast, Nautical. as an unlicensed sailor:
He served several years before the mast.
More idioms and phrases containing mast
see at half-mast .Example Sentences
The boat and its 33ft mast are decorated with hundreds of Christmas lights, which can be seen by those passing by on Milngavie Road.
The rail network has its own contained phone and mast system.
The calls were traced to a phone mast near him.
Planning consent can also be required for lorry routes, storing construction materials, communication masts, fences and lighting.
The model reveals how the ship was crushed by the ice - the masts toppled and parts of the deck in tatters - but the structure itself is largely intact.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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