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The definition of a mast is a tall pole used for support of the sails on a boat.

(noun)

An example of a mast is the pole that holds up the sails and radar on a ship.

Mast means a collection of nuts used as food for pigs.

(noun)

An example of mast is a pile of beech nuts in the forest.

See mast in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections, rising vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel and used to support the sails, yards, radar and radio equipment, etc.
a specified section of this: the topmast
any vertical pole, as in a crane or derrick
a metal post for the support of a radio aerial or television antenna
☆ U.S. Navy a summary session held by the commanding officer to try minor offenses, hear requests, or give commendations
in full captain's mast

Origin: ME maste < OE mæst, akin to Ger mast < IE *mazdos, a pole, rod > L malus, mast (< *madus with Sabine l for d), Ir maide, a stick

transitive verb

to put a mast or masts on

noun

beechnuts, acorns, chestnuts, etc., esp. as food for hogs

Origin: ME maste < OE mæst, akin to Ger mast < IE base *mad-, moist, dripping (with fat, sap) > meat, Gr mastos, a breast

masto-: used before a vowel

See mast in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
a. A vertical pole.
b. A tall vertical antenna, as for a radio.
A captain's mast.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English mǽst

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English mǽst

prefix

Variant of masto-.

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