Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a mast or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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mast +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Closer it came, and closer, and the slender mastlike thing began to extend from its underside, toward the cove.

    The Gates of Thorbardin Parkinson, Dan 1990

  • Closer it came, and closer, and the slender mastlike thing began to extend from its underside, toward the cove.

    The Gates of Thorbardin Parkinson, Dan 1990

  • Closer it came, and closer, and the slender mastlike thing began to extend from its underside, toward the cove.

    The Gates of Thorbardin Parkinson, Dan 1990

  • The structure supporting the gate, in such a case, with its beams, platforms, catwalks and mastlike timbers, is very sturdy.

    Renegades Of Gor Norman, John 1986

  • Once when they had halted at noon he pointed out a hillside of pine, black beneath the rain, close-clustered and of mastlike straightness.

    Then I'll Come Back to You Larry Evans

  • Half hidden among ferns and the mastlike stems of trees, the rude huts of Tibara nestled in the forest, blending with their surroundings, until only the knowing observer could identify them by vague form.

    The Weakling Everett B. Cole

  • Dick’s car, a Renault so dwarfish that they all stuck out of it except the children, between whom Mademoiselle towered mastlike in the rear seat.

    Tender is the Night 2003

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