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1. (n.) mast
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship to hold sails, spars, rigging, etc.
2. mast
any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, a post in certain cranes, etc.
3. (v.t.) mast
to provide with a mast.
4. mast
before the mast, as a seagoing sailor.
5. (n.) mast
the nuts of forest trees, as oak and beech, used as food, esp. for hogs.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE mæst; akin to meat)
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1. (noun) mast
a vertical spar for supporting sails
2. (noun) mast
nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
3. (noun) mast
nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
4. (noun) mast
any sturdy upright pole
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1. (noun) mast
a tall post for the sails on a ship
the ship's masts
2. mast
a tower for broadcasting
a radio mast
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MAST
the fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns
2. (noun) MAST
a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel
3. (noun) MAST
the vertical post of a derrick or crane
4. (verb) MAST
to furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship
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Sense: a long upright pole especially for carrying the sails of a ship, an aerial, flag etc
The sailor climbed the mast.
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 Afrikaans: mas |
 Arabic: ساريَه، صارٍ |
 Bulgarian: мачта |
 Brazilian: mastro |
 Czech: stožár; stěžeň |
 German: der Mast |
 Danish: mast |
 Greek: κατάρτι, κοντάρι |
 Spanish: mástil |
 Estonian: mast |
 Farsi: دکل قایق |
 Finnish: masto |
 French: mât |
 Hebrew: תוֹרֶן |
 Hindi: मस्तूल |
 Croatian: jarbol |
 Hungarian: árboc |
 Indonesian: tiang |
 Icelandic: mastur, siglutré |
 Italian: albero |
 Japanese: マスト |
 Korean: 돛대, 마스트 |
 Lithuanian: stiebas |
 Latvian: masts |
 Malay: tiang |
 Dutch: mast |
 Norwegian: mast, (-)stang |
 Polish: maszt |
 Persian: ،ستون بلند كه در وسط قايق |
 Pashto: په بيړى كښى جګه پايه |
 Portuguese: mastro |
 Romanian: catarg |
 Russian: мачта |
 Slovak: stožiar; sťažeň |
 Slovenian: jambor |
 Serbian: jarbol |
 Swedish: mast |
 Thai: เสาเรือ |
 Turkish: yelken direği |
 Taiwanese: 桅杆(尤指船桅) |
 Ukrainian: щогла |
 Urdu: جہاز یا کشتی کا مستول جس |
 Vietnamese: cột buồm; cột ăng-ten |
 Chinese: 桅杆 |
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