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Mast
Mast Mast, n. [AS. m[ae]st, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
hollow pillar of iron or steel.
The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the
mast Of some great ammiral.
MastMast Mast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Masting.]
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in
position; as, to mast a ship. MastMast Mast, n. [AS. m[ae]st, fem.; akin to G. mast, and E.
meat. See Meat.]
The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts;
acorns.
Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. --Chapman.
Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast.
--South. Mast
Mast Mast, n. (A["e]ronautics)
A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for
stiffening purposes.
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Mast,
MAST or
MASt may
refer to:
Mast (sailing), a
vertical spar on a sailing...
- a made
mast, as
opposed to
sections formed from
single pieces of timber,
which were
known as pole
masts.
Those who
specialised in
making masts were known...
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strictly limited the
construction of new battleships.
Pagoda masts were
built on
existing tripod masts by
adding searchlight and
other platforms,
lookouts and...
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Lattice masts, or cage
masts, or
basket masts, are a type of
observation mast common on
United States Navy
major warships in the
early 20th century. They...
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structurally efficient and
reasonably lightweight.
Tripod masts were
predated by pole
masts. The idea
dates at
least as far back as the
French Terrible-class...
- the
ground or on top of buildings.
Typical masts are of
steel lattice or
tubular steel construction.
Masts tend to be
cheaper to
build but
require an...
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medical doctor William Donkin do****ents at
length Meher Baba's
contacts with
masts throughout South Asia (primarily Iran, India, and ****stan). The introduction...
- plan of
three or more
masts, all of them square-rigged. Such a
vessel is said to have a ship rig or be ship-rigged, with each
mast stepped in
three segments:...
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Brian Jeffrey Mast (born July 10, 1980) is an
American politician and U.S.
military veteran who has
served as the U.S.
representative for Florida's 21st...
- 2008-05-15.
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