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masthead definition

mast·head (mast′hed′)

noun

  1. the top part of a ship's mast
  2. ☆ a box or section printed in each issue of a newspaper or magazine, giving the publishers, owners, and editors, the location of the offices, subscription rates, etc.
  3. nameplate (sense )

transitive verb

  1. to send (a sailor) to the masthead as a punishment
  2. to hoist to or display at the masthead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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