mast

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Above the main-mast was a top-mast or topgallant-mast, called the distaff; the yards were hoisted up much as in the present day, and were secured by parrels or hoops to the mast.

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  1. 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.
  2. noun A vertical pole.
  3. noun A tall vertical antenna, as for a radio.
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  • The wind struck the boat like an avalanche, tearing the sail and heeling the boat over to starboard until the mast was almost horizontal, and water poured solidly in over the gunwales, splashing up explosively at the thwarts and the tiller. —  Tim Powers - The Stress of Her Regard
  • At the top of the mast was a jawless cow skull, with both horns sheathed in hammered gold. —  Carr, John F, Kalvan Kingmaker (v1.0) (html).html
  • His eyelids are usually at half-mast, adding to his feral appearance. —  Our Bodies Our Blog
  • Riou thought his boat was dismasted as the mast was at a 30° angle, but Jean said they could save the mast by gybing and the shrouds went tight again. —  YBW News
  • While the mast was there Mr Ryan's cattle, which were regarded as the best breeders, began to produce malformed calves, and since the mas I was removed he has been told that the DNA of the cattle has changed, meaning that the cows are not carrying the calves to full term. —  Indymedia Ireland
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sail ·  rig ·  hull ·  pole ·  anchor ·  deck ·  timber ·  rail ·  bow ·  spire ·  tower ·  beam

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  1. Middle English, from Old English mæst.

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  1. from Middle English mast, from Anglo-Saxon mæst = Dutch mast = Middle Low German Low German mast = Old High German Middle High German G. mast = Icelandic mastr = Swedish Danish mast (not recorded in Gothic (Moesogothic)); hence Old French mast, French mât = Provencal mat, mast = Portuguese masto, mastro, mast; perhaps radically connected with L. malus, a mast, pole.
  2. from mast, n.
  3. from Middle English mast, from Anglo-Saxon mæst, food, mast (acorns, beechnuts, etc.), = Old High German Middle High German G. mast, mast; prob. orig. *matsti-, connected with Gothic (Moesogothic) mats = Old High German maz = English meat, etc., food: see meat.
 

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