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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/ ɑː /
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/ ɑː /
noun
- the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc, used as food for pigs
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
- ˈˌ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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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 junta called for flags to fly at half mast, media broadcasts to be halted and asked people to pay their respects.
A period of silence was held in the Holyrood chamber and the parliament's flags were flown at half mast.
The design will feature three masts described as "the trident", which the architects say will be 200 metres high and visible from 25 miles away.
"We incorporated a wind turbine into the system and, again, I built the mast and everything for that myself," he said.
She likened the satellites to "antennas in the sky" but said they would not replace existing masts and towers - instead providing an additional layer of coverage.
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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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