亚洲网紅露点

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mast

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[ mast, mahst ]

noun

  1. Nautical.
    1. a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
    2. any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
    3. any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
  2. Also called pillar. the upright support of a jib crane.
  3. any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, a post in certain cranes, etc.


verb (used with object)

  1. to provide with a mast or masts.

mast

2

[ mast, mahst ]

noun

  1. the fruit of the oak and beech or other forest trees, used as food for hogs and other animals.

mast-

3
  1. variant of masto- before a vowel:

    mastectomy.

mast-

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combining_form

  1. a variant of masto-
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mast

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/ 尘蓱藧蝉迟 /

noun

  1. nautical any vertical spar for supporting sails, rigging, flags, etc, above the deck of a vessel or any components of such a composite spar
  2. any sturdy upright pole used as a support
  3. Also calledcaptain's mast nautical a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew
  4. before the mast
    nautical as an apprentice seaman
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr nautical to equip with a mast or masts
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

mast

3

/ 尘蓱藧蝉迟 /

noun

  1. the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc, used as food for pigs
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘补蝉迟濒别蝉蝉, adjective
  • 藞尘补蝉迟藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘补蝉迟路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 尘补蝉迟路濒颈办别 adjective
  • 耻苍路诲别谤路尘补蝉迟路别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of mast1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English 尘忙蝉迟; cognate with Dutch mast, German Mast; akin to Latin 尘腻濒耻蝉 鈥减辞濒别鈥

Origin of mast2

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English 尘忙蝉迟; cognate with German Mast 鈥渇ood鈥; akin to meat
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of mast1

Old English 尘忙蝉迟; related to Middle Dutch mast and Latin 尘腻濒耻蝉 pole

Origin of mast2

Old English 尘忙蝉迟; related to Old High German mast food, and perhaps to meat
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. before the mast, Nautical. as an unlicensed sailor:

    He served several years before the mast.

More idioms and phrases containing mast

see at half-mast .
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Example Sentences

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Theories posted on the Facebook page include the cause being a TV mast or tinnitus, a condition that causes ringing and other noises in a person's ear.

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Wharton's somewhat strolling style, socks at half mast, belies a fierce competitive instinct.

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The King has spoken of the "devastating loss" at the Pope's death and praised his compassion in a statement issued by the Palace - and flags were flown at half mast on royal residences.

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Flags were flown at half mast from civic buildings in Liverpool on Tuesday, while Liverpool Town Hall will later be illuminated in red.

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The junta called for flags to fly at half mast, media broadcasts to be halted and asked people to pay their respects.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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