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mast

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: mast

1
n
a vertical spar for supporting sails
2
n
nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: mast
1

n a vertical spar for supporting sails

Types:
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foremast
the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
jigger, jiggermast
any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
jury mast
a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off
mainmast
the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
mizen, mizenmast, mizzen, mizzenmast
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
topmast
the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
fore-topmast
the topmast next above the foremast
main-topmast
the topmast next above the mainmast
royal mast
topmast immediately above the topgallant mast
topgallant, topgallant mast
a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
Type of:
spar
a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

n any sturdy upright pole

Type of:
pole
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
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n nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground

Type of:
nut
usually large hard-shelled seed

n nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine

Type of:
feed, provender
food for domestic livestock
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