mast

mast ¹  (mst)

n.

1. Nautical 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.

2.

a. A vertical pole.

b. A tall vertical antenna, as for a radio.

3. A captain's mast.

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[Middle English, from Old English mæst.]

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mast ²  (mst)

n.

The nuts of forest trees accumulated on the ground, used especially as food for swine.

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[Middle English, from Old English mæst.]

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mast¹

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) 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. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called captain's mast Nautical a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

before the mast Nautical as an apprentice seaman

vb

(Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to equip with a mast or masts

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

mastless  adj

mastlike  adj

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mast²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc., used as food for pigs

[Old English mæst; related to Old High German mast food, and perhaps to meat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mast - a vertical spar for supporting sails foremast - the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts jiggermast, jigger - any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl jury mast - a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off mainmast - the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts masthead - the head or top of a mast mizen, mizenmast, mizzen, mizzenmast - third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging topmast - the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
	2.	mast - nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground nut - usually large hard-shelled seed
	3.	mast - nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine feed, provender - food for domestic livestock
	4.	mast - any sturdy upright pole pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

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mast

noun

1. flagpole, support, post, pole, upright the slapping of the flag on the short mast

2. aerial, transmitter, pylon the closed circuit television mast

Translations

mast¹ [mɑːst] N

1. (Naut) → mástil m, palo m
ten years before the mast (liter) → diez años de servicio como marinero

2. (Rad) → torre f

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mast² [mɑːst] N (Bot) [of oak] → bellota f; [of beech] → hayuco m

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mast [ˈmɑːst] n

[ship] → mât m

(RADIO, TV) → pylône m

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mast¹

n (Naut) → Mast(baum) m; (Rad etc) → Sendeturm m; 10 years before the mast → 10 Jahre auf See

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mast²

n (Bot) → Mast f

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mast [mɑːst] n (Naut) → albero; (flagpole) → asta (Radio, TV) → pilone m (a traliccio)

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mast [mɑːst] n (Naut) → albero; (flagpole) → asta (Radio, TV) → pilone m (a traliccio)

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mast

n mast [maːst]

a long upright pole especially for carrying the sails of a ship, an aerial, flag etc The sailor climbed the mast. mas ساريَه، صارٍ мачта stožár; stěžeň mast der Mast κατάρτι, κοντάρι mástil mast دکل قایق masto mât תוֹרֶן मस्तूल jarbol árboc tiang mastur, siglutré albero マスト 돛대, 마스트 stiebas masts tiang mast mast, (-)stang maszt mastro catarg мачта stožiar; sťažeň jambor jarbol mast เสาเรือ yelken direği 桅杆 щогла جہاز یا کشتی کا مستول جس پر بادبان چڑھے ہوتے ہیں cột buồm; cột ăng-ten 桅杆

-masted

having (a certain number of) masts single-masted; four-masted. mas ذو عَدَد من الصَّواري мачтов -stěžňový -mastet -mastig -κάταρτος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de (...) mastiles -mastiline دکل داری mastoinen à (...) mât(s) בַּעַל תְרָנִים मस्तूल वाला -jarbolni -árbocos bertiang með eitt eða fleiri möstur/siglutré a (...) alberi ～帆の 돛이 …개 달린 -stiebis -masta-, -mastu- bertiang met... masten med (...) mast(er), –mastet ... masztowy de ( ) mastros cu (...) catarge -мачтовый -sťažňový z (...) jamborom na određeni broj jarbola -mastad มี...เสาเรือ ...-direkli ...根桅杆的 -щогловий استولوں کی ایک مخصوص تعداد ہونا (từ ghép) có mấy cột buồm, ăng ten ...根桅杆的

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mast → صاري stožár mast Mast κατάρτι mástil masto mât jarbol albero マスト 마스트 mast mast maszt mastro мачта mast เสาเรือ direk cột buồm 桅杆