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BNC: 8028 COCA: 11745

mast

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
mast /ˈmæst/ Brit /ˈmɑːst/ noun
plural masts
mast
/ˈmæst/ Brit /ˈmɑːst/
noun
plural masts
Learner's definition of MAST
[count]
: a long pole that supports the sails of a boat or ship桅杆;船桅 see picture at boat
: a tall pole that supports or holds something (such as a flag)杆(如旗杆);柱 see also half-mast
BNC: 8028 COCA: 11745

mast

1 of 3

noun (1)

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

masted adjective

mast

2 of 3

verb

masted; masting; masts

transitive verb

: to furnish with a mast

mast

3 of 3

noun (2)

: nuts (such as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals
Phrases
before the mast
1
: forward of the foremast
2
: as a common sailor

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German mast mast, Latin malus

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Old English mæst; akin to Old High German mast food, mast, and probably to Old English mete food — more at meat

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mast was before the 12th century
BNC: 8028 COCA: 11745

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