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noun (plural masts) |
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1. vertical support for sails: a vertical spar that supports sails, rigging, or flags on a ship
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2. upright pole: a vertical pole, especially one that supports a flag
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3. broadcast tower: a tall broadcasting antenna
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4. navy
Same as captain's mast
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle mast·ed, present participle mast·ing, 3rd person present singular masts) |
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navy discipline sailor, or be disciplined: to subject somebody charged with a usually shipboard or on-base crime or infringement to a disciplinary hearing captain's mast, or undergo such a hearing
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| [ Old English mæst< Indo-European] |
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at half mast
1. partway down a flagpole, usually as a sign of respect following a death
  flags flying at half mast
2. partway up or down from the usual position at which something is worn (informal humorous)
jeans at half mast
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before the mast serving as an ordinary sailor or apprentice seaman
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