mast
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4.2
- noun
- /mæst/
:
mástil
- The tall mast loomed over the ship, supporting the billowing sails.
- mast of a ship
- sails on masts
- tall mast
Now you don't win the race, but I mean you didn't, you know the mast snapped.
- Now you don't win the race, but I mean you didn't, you know the mast snapped.
- And they would actually import masts from New England.
- I for me, you know, all right, I'm going to nail my flag to the mast here.
- Now often when kids are very worried, they look for certainty, they nail their colours to a particular mast.
- And because of that, we bind ourselves to the mast or we freeze our credit cards as some people at least do.
Examples
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I know you must have wood for the mast and hull, and pitch to seal the joint holes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Archaeologists have identified the bow, stern, masts, cargo cabin, and possibly anchor.
Academic text (2011) -
What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
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Tie it forward around your mast.
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Secure the mast tackle, Mr Turner!
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The next year, the team uncovered the mast step of a ship, and then a massive anchor.
Academic text (2010) -
Tie down the main mast, mateys.
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And we set up mast and sail on that Swart ship.
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Raise the radio and radar masts.
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French ships tended to fire high on the uproar, aiming for masts and rigging to immobilize the enemy.
Synonyms
16
4.8
A tall pole used for raising a flag
12
1.4
A tall pole used to hold a flag
3
8.6
A strong pole on a ship that supports sails
A tall pole on a ship that holds the sails and ropes
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.6
A large cell in body tissue that releases chemicals during allergic reactions and inflammation
- Specialized
A tall upright wooden pole near the top of a sailing ship that holds a high square sail
How Tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mast meaning the tall pole on a ship comes from an old Norse word mastr meaning 'pole' used to hold sails. So a mast is like a strong 'pole' that supports the sails, flags, or antennas.