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mast

1

[ mast, mahst ]

noun

  1. Nautical.
    1. a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
    2. any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
    3. 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.
  2. Also called pillar. the upright support of a jib crane.
  3. any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, a post in certain cranes, etc.


verb (used with object)

  1. to provide with a mast or masts.

mast

2

[ mast, mahst ]

noun

  1. the fruit of the oak and beech or other forest trees, used as food for hogs and other animals.

mast-

3
  1. variant of masto- before a vowel:

    mastectomy.

mast-

1

combining_form

  1. a variant of masto-
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mast

2

/ mɑːst /

noun

  1. nautical any vertical spar for supporting sails, rigging, flags, etc, above the deck of a vessel or any components of such a composite spar
  2. any sturdy upright pole used as a support
  3. Also calledcaptain's mast nautical a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew
  4. before the mast
    nautical as an apprentice seaman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr nautical to equip with a mast or masts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mast

3

/ mɑːst /

noun

  1. the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc, used as food for pigs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmastless, adjective
  • ˈmastˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • mast·less adjective
  • mast·like adjective
  • un·der·mast·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mast1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English mæst; cognate with Dutch mast, German Mast; akin to Latin mālus “pole”

Origin of mast2

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English mæst; cognate with German Mast “food”; akin to meat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mast1

Old English mæst; related to Middle Dutch mast and Latin mālus pole

Origin of mast2

Old English mæst; related to Old High German mast food, and perhaps to meat
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. 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 .
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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.

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The rail network has its own contained phone and mast system.

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The calls were traced to a phone mast near him.

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Planning consent can also be required for lorry routes, storing construction materials, communication masts, fences and lighting.

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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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