1
: a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging
2
: a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (such as an upright post in various cranes)
3
: a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men
called also captain's mast
: fruits, seeds, or nuts (such as berries, pine seeds, or acorns) of trees or shrubs that serve as food for wild or domestic animals and typically accumulate on the ground
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The salvage plans include ensuring that the hull, doors and mast stay intact to aid in the investigation.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
The tug races along next to it, perhaps trying to cut it off before its roughly 160-foot masts hit the bridge, which has a navigational clearance of 127 feet.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Verb
Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman refuses to lower county flags half mast for Carter.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The salvage plans include ensuring that the hull, doors and mast stay intact to aid in the investigation.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
The timetable to lift the yacht from the 50-meter deep seabed originally stated that the mast and boom would be left on the seabed until after the hull of the luxury yacht is lifted.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
The tug races along next to it, perhaps trying to cut it off before its roughly 160-foot masts hit the bridge, which has a navigational clearance of 127 feet.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Mast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mast. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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