MAST


Meaning of MAST in English

I. ˈmast noun

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

Date: before 12th century

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 (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

• mast·ed ˈmas-təd adjective

- before the mast

II. transitive verb

Date: circa 1513

: to furnish with a mast

III. noun

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

Date: before 12th century

: nuts (as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.