mast

Meaning

Noun

1. A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
2. A non-judicial punishment ("NJP"); a disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.

Verb

To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).

Verb

1. To feed on forest seed or fruit.
2. To produce a very large quantity of fruit or seed in certain years but not others.

Synonyms

post

spar

pole

column

prop

pillar

rod

topmast

boom

💥

yardarm

pylon

shaft

stalk

strut

support

surround

sustain

sustainer

tissue

tower

upright

web

trabecula

back guy

stay bearing

standard

upright bar

backstop

carry

fasten

flagpole

foremast

mainmast

pile

plume

poling

Translations

mât

Mast

mástil

mast

albero

🌳

mastro

κατάρτι

palo

pal

árbol

🌳

pennone

malus

arbre

🌳

torre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑːst/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: mast

Cognate with German: Mast

Cognate with Latin: mālus

Cognate with Russian: мо́ст

Cognate with Irish: adhmad

In summary

From Middle English mast, from Old English mæst (“mast”), from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic *mastaz (“mast, sail-pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *mazdos (“pole, mast”).
Cognate with Dutch mast, German Mast, and via Indo-European with Latin mālus, Russian мост (most, “bridge”), Irish adhmad.