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- Dictionarymast/mɑːst/
noun
- 1. a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails. Similar
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1. : a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging. 2. : a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (such as an upright post in various cranes) 3. : a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men.
MAST definition: 1. a tall pole on a boat or ship that supports its sails 2. a tall metal pole used to support an…. Learn more.
Mast definition: 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. . See examples of MAST used in a sentence.
mast noun [C] (RADIO/TELEVISION) a tall metal pole used to support an aerial for radio, television, or cell phone signals: a television / radio mast. cirano83/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
n. 1. a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship to hold sails, spars, rigging, etc. 2. any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, a post in certain cranes, etc. 3. captain's mast. v.t. 4. to provide with a mast. 5. before the mast, as a seagoing sailor.
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 called: captain's mast nautical. a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew. 4. See before the mast. verb.
A mast is a pole that rises vertically from a ship and supports the sails. Really big sailboats have more than one mast. A mast is also another name for flagpole. The mast has an important job — to support the sails, which allows the wind to propel the ship.
Definition of mast noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
MAST definition: 1. a tall pole on a boat that supports its sails 2. a tall metal pole that sends out television…. Learn more.
Mast definition: A tall vertical spar, sometimes sectioned, that rises from the keel or deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails and the standing and running rigging.
