Synonyms for mast
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mast, mahst |
| Phonetic Transcription : mæst, mɑst |
Définition of mast
Origin :- "long pole on a ship to support the sail," Old English mæst, from Proto-Germanic *mastaz (cf. Old Norse mastr, Middle Dutch maste, Dutch, Danish mast, German Mast), from PIE *mazdo- "a pole, rod" (cf. Latin malus "mast," Old Irish matan "club," Irish maide "a stick," Old Church Slavonic mostu "bridge"). The single mast of an old ship was the boundary between quarters of officers and crew, hence before the mast in the title of Dana's book, etc.
- noun spar
- She see us a-wallowin' in the trough and our mast thrashin' for all it was worth.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- We were fighting a fair fight, for he had boarded the ship when the mast fell and killed him.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- They're so mad because they can't get at us that they're biting the mast.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- We have a mast and sail there, I see, and water in the beaker.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Captain Truck hesitated, and he looked wistfully at the mast.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- "Hand me the lead and line, that lie at the foot of the mast, it you please," said Paul.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- These rings acted as bearings on which the mast could revolve.
- Extract from : « The Migrations of an American Boat Type » by Howard I. Chapelle
- It is better to have a mast too small rather than too large.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- The boom should be made a trifle smaller in diameter than the mast.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- The mast upon which the smaller sail is set is known as the mizzenmast.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
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