mast

[mast]

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.

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The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.

Noun
a vertical spar for supporting sails

Noun
any sturdy upright pole

Noun
nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine

Noun
nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

n.
The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.

n.
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.

n.
The vertical post of a derrick or crane.

v. t.
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.

Mast

Mast , n. [AS. m'91st, fem. ; akin to G. mast, and E. meat. See Meat.] The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.

Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat.

Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast.

Mast

Mast, n. [AS. m'91st, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.] 1. (Naut.) 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.

The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral.

&hand; The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars. 2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before. -- Mast coat. See under Coat. -- Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made.

Mast

Mast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n. Masting.] To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.

The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.

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.

To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.

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Usage Examples

I did not wish to take a cabin passage, but rather to go before the mast and on the deck of the world, for there I could best see the moonlight amid the mountains. I do not wish to go below now.

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