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mast

mæst
WordNet
The ship is launched without masts. Groups of spectators stand on the waterfront and in masts.
The ship is launched without masts. Groups of spectators stand on the waterfront and in masts.
  1. (n) mast
    a vertical spar for supporting sails
  2. (n) mast
    any sturdy upright pole
  3. (n) mast
    nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
  4. (n) mast
    nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground
Illustrations
Model of a mast crane on a floorboard. It is a wooden construction with a sloping back, the head protruding over the quay. The head is provided with pulleys for the hoist, which is missing. Steps on the back to climb the crane and a double railing. The two capstans and servants on the ground shelf are missing.
Model of a mast crane on a floorboard. It is a wooden construction with a sloping back, the head protruding over the quay. The head is provided with pulleys for the hoist, which is missing. Steps on the back to climb the crane and a double railing. The two capstans and servants on the ground shelf are missing.
Rigged waterline and construction model of a three-master. The hull has no skin and consists only of the main timbers. The model has four levels: lower deck, main deck, upper deck (half deck and barge), and upper deck, none of which are closed. Stern with twisted transom, hollow wulf, no details of the fence except the construction, no side galleries. The sheer rises slightly to both ends, two bark and one roe. The model mainly demonstrates the three-masted rig without sails, provided with standing and running rigging; noteworthy are the continuous large and mizzen rest, and the mizzen rod.
Rigged waterline and construction model of a three-master. The hull has no skin and consists only of the main timbers. The model has four levels: lower deck, main deck, upper deck (half deck and barge), and upper deck, none of which are closed. Stern with twisted transom, hollow wulf, no details of the fence except the construction, no side galleries. The sheer rises slightly to both ends, two bark and one roe. The model mainly demonstrates the three-masted rig without sails, provided with standing and running rigging; noteworthy are the continuous large and mizzen rest, and the mizzen rod.
Model of a mast stand on a ground plank representing a bank. The two legs, connected at the top by a heavy crossbar and hood, lean forward and are held back by two struts and six stays. The legs are on a wall with a semicircular recess. The stays are attached to hooks in the ground with damselflies, which are arched behind a work platform. The struts have slotted tracks on the platform, in which they can be secured in several places. The platform covers an open shelter, and can be removed to reveal the pile foundation. A wooden roller on the front edge of the platform and the servant behind the platform probably helped manipulate the spar. The two hoists are driven by treadmills, one on each side. The rope runs from the shaft of his treadmill, through a three sheave block at the top and a double tackle block, from the three sheave block back through a servant at the foot of the leg, and thence to a capstan and beting on the other side of the baseboard; the right capstan is designed by Asmus as in NG-MC-190.
Model of a mast stand
Model of a yacht, cabin at the rear, two swords, one mast, mizzen craft; on the fore, the stern and the end of the raised boom a flag with DVS, in the top of the mast a pennant with DVS. In the forecastle and the cabin you can see an interior with models of tables and chairs. The ship and surface, consisting of waves, made of smooth and twisted wires of colorless and colored glass. A sloop on the starboard side. In oak display case.
Glass model of a yacht
Color drawing of the semi-deck seen from the mainmast to the mizzen mast. Part of the billowing sails, rigging and rigging are visible. There are boxes and a chair on the deck. The helmsman turns the steering wheel. A servant fetches crockery for the partially visible officers' quarters. Part of the drawing is missing on the right. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, vol. 1 (1808), p. 5.
Color drawing of the semi-deck seen from the mainmast to the mizzen mast. Part of the billowing sails, rigging and rigging are visible. There are boxes and a chair on the deck. The helmsman turns the steering wheel. A servant fetches crockery for the partially visible officers' quarters. Part of the drawing is missing on the right. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, vol. 1 (1808), p. 5.
Model of a mast crane on a floorboard. It is a wooden construction with a sloping back, the head protruding over the quay. The head is provided with pulleys for the hoist, which is missing. Steps on the back to climb the crane and a double railing. On the floorboard behind two capstans and two servants.
Model of a mast crane on a floorboard. It is a wooden construction with a sloping back, the head protruding over the quay. The head is provided with pulleys for the hoist, which is missing. Steps on the back to climb the crane and a double railing. On the floorboard behind two capstans and two servants.
Round mast with square top, ears and driving scale. The mast itself consists of a square king and four cheeks, which are welded onto the king by linkage. The ears are connected to the king with dovetail joints and weighted on top with beams. A long driving bed or driving bowl is placed between the ears.
Round mast with square top, ears and driving scale. The mast itself consists of a square king and four cheeks, which are welded onto the king by linkage. The ears are connected to the king with dovetail joints and weighted on top with beams. A long driving bed or driving bowl is placed between the ears.
Model of a mast crane, lifting a mast, on a ground shelf. The legs lean forward and are held back by two struts and four stays attached to bollards. The foot in which the braces stand is adjustable in two positions. Behind the bollards are two capstans and behind them two betings. There is a heavy bite between the legs of the mast crane. Two hoists, one for the top and one for the bottom part of the mast: the rope is attached to the top of the mast crane and from there goes through the double block attached to the mast and a three sheave block at the top of the mast crane, then to a block at the bet, again to the three disc block at the top and down again. At the top of the mast are two more blocks of rope, which are attached to the beting with both ends.
Model of a mast crane, lifting a mast, on a ground shelf. The legs lean forward and are held back by two struts and four stays attached to bollards. The foot in which the braces stand is adjustable in two positions. Behind the bollards are two capstans and behind them two betings. There is a heavy bite between the legs of the mast crane. Two hoists, one for the top and one for the bottom part of the mast: the rope is attached to the top of the mast crane and from there goes through the double block attached to the mast and a three sheave block at the top of the mast crane, then to a block at the bet, again to the three disc block at the top and down again. At the top of the mast are two more blocks of rope, which are attached to the beting with both ends.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Mast
    (Aëronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.
  2. Mast
    mȧst The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns. "Oak mast , and beech, . . . they eat.", "Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast ."
  3. Mast
    (Mach) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
  4. Mast
    To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) mast
    A pole or pillar of round timber, or of tubular iron or steel, secured at the lower end to the keel of a vessel, and rising into the air above the deck to support the yards, sails, and rigging in general. A mast is composed either of a single piece, or of several pieces united by iron bands. When it is of several pieces, it is called a built mast or a made mast. In all large vessels the masts are composed of several lengths, called lower mast, topmast, and topgallantmast. The royalmast is now made in one piece with the topgallantmast. A mast consisting of a single length is called a pole-mast. In a full-rigged ship with three masts, each of three pieces, the masts are distinguished as the foremast, the mainmast, and the mizzenmast; and the pieces as the foremast(proper), foretopmast, foretopgallantmast, etc. In vessels with two masts, they are called the foremast and mainmast; in vessels with four masts, the aftermast is called the spanker-mast or jigger-mast.
  2. (n) mast
    Any tall pole.
  3. (n) mast
    The main upright member of a derrick or crane, against which the boom abuts.
  4. mast
    To fix a mast or masts in; supply with a mast or masts; erect the masts of: as, to mast a ship.
  5. (n) mast
    The fruit of the oak and beech or other forest-trees; acorns or nuts collectively, serving as food for animals.
  6. mast
    To feed on mast.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Mast
    mast a long upright pole for bearing the yards, rigging, &c. in a ship
  2. (v.t) Mast
    to supply with a mast or masts
  3. (v.t) Mast
    to raise to the mast-head: to punish by sending a sailor to the mast-head for a certain time
  4. (n) Mast
    mast the fruit of the oak, beech, chestnut, and other forest trees, on which swine feed: nuts, acorns
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus,

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. mæst; Ger. mast, whence mästen, to feed.

Usage in the news

The Golden Mast 's Bayside Salmon with Leek Sauce Makes 4 Servings. jsonline.com

A tapering enclosure, planned over the mast , has been eliminated. nytimes.com

Late Tuesday morning, crews raised the USS Iowa's original mast in the Port of Richmond, where the ship is undergoing restoration. dailybreeze.com

Mast Raising Caps Historic Day For USS Iowa. kcrg.com

Mizzen Mast 's Current Top Performers. bloodhorse.com

Back to Mizzen Mast 's Current Top Performers. bloodhorse.com

World Wide Sires, Ltd is proud to welcome Rebekah Mast to the World Wide Sires (WWS) team, beginning January 16, 2012. hoards.com

Robinson Working With FAA On R44 " Mast -Rocking". ainonline.com

I'm frequently asked if masts need to be unstepped each fall. cruisingworld.com

These include being able to thoroughly inspect the mast 's step and foot, along with the entire spar and all of its parts. cruisingworld.com

NTSB Issues Safety Recommendation for R44 Mast -Rocking. aviationtoday.com

MOUNT GILEAD — Edna Mast , 91, died Saturday, May 21, 2011, at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. mountvernonnews.com

Chris Hawkins- Mast Game-by-Game Stats. espn.go.com

Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about Texas A&M-CC Islanders Chris Hawkins- Mast on ESPN.com. espn.go.com

MAST @ Homestead has begun the application process for the 2011-2012 school year. communitynewspapers.com

Usage in scientific papers

Speicher, R-diagonal Pair-A Common Approach to Haar Unitaries and Circular Elements, (1995), www .mast.queensu.ca/˜speicher. B.
Diagonal Compressed Random Variables in a Graph W*-probability Spaces

Speicher, R-diagonal Pair-A Common Approach to Haar Unitaries and Circular Elements, (1995), www .mast.queensu.ca/˜speicher. B.
Compressed Random Variables in a Graph W*-Probability Space

Speicher, Combinatorics of Free Probability Theory IHP course note, available at www.mast.queensu.ca/˜speicher.
Compressed Random Variables in a Graph W*-Probability Space

The IUE data presented in this paper were obtained from the Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute (MAST).
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1

Some of the data presented in this paper were obtained from the Multimission Archive at the Space Telescope Science Institute (MAST).
Hydrostatic Gas Constraints on Supermassive Black Hole Masses: Implications for Hydrostatic Equilibrium and Dynamical Modelling in a Sample of Early-Type Galaxies

Usage in literature

The masts seemed so tall, the canvas so white, and the yards extending so far on either side. "The Heir of Kilfinnan" by W.H.G. Kingston

Just as the action re-commenced, the enemy's main-mast went by the board. "John Deane of Nottingham" by W.H.G. Kingston

Leaving the mast, I swam towards him; he was lashed to a spar. "Tales of the Sea" by W.H.G. Kingston

But time was lost in attempting to do this, in consequence of the wreck of the mizzen-mast having fouled the rudder. "Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader" by R.M. Ballantyne

Whether these vessels had more than one mast is uncertain. "How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves" by W.H.G. Kingston

Two of her masts were still standing. "Won from the Waves" by W.H.G. Kingston

A similar construction may be observed on the fore and mizen-mast, if the ship be a large one. "Ran Away to Sea" by Mayne Reid

To while away the time, and by way of a little adventure, I determined at night to climb the mizen-mast with a fellow-passenger. "A Boy's Voyage Round the World" by The Son of Samuel Smiles

Suddenly the wind dropped, and the sails flapped loudly against the masts. "Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs" by William H. G. Kingston

Topgallant masts and royal masts were got up, and everything was prepared for making sail. "The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader" by W.H.G. Kingston

Usage in poetry
No pennon stream'd from lofty mast,
No ships were there, propell'd by steam,
For then, instead of whistle blast,
Was heard the lordly eagle's scream.
"Goderich" by Thomas Frederick Young
Masts in the offing wagged their tops;
The swinging waves pealed on the shore;
The saffron beach, all diamond drops
And beads of surge, prolonged the roar.
"In Romney Marsh" by John Davidson Author object (369)
Like that the gray-haired sea-king passed,
Seen southward from his sleety mast,
About whose brows of changeless frost
A wreath of flame the wild winds tossed.
"The Chapel of the Hermits" by John Greenleaf Whittier Author object (377)
"Brief let me be: the fatal storm arose;
The billows raged, the pilot's art was vain;
O'er the tall mast the circling surges close;
My Jessy—floats upon the watery plain!
"Elegy XXVI. Describing the Sorrow of An Ingeneous Mind" by William Shenstone Author object (719)
Those that ne'er bowed to man, to Time surrender,
And, as the passing years at last prevail,
Gone are the tapering masts, the rigging slender,
And snow-white spread of sail.
"Then And Now" by Cicely Fox Smith
With a cross of gold, as on they passed, The crimson streamers flew;
The shields hung glittering round the mast,
And on the waves a radiance cast,
Whilst all the trumpets blew.
"The Harp Of Hoel" by William Lisle Bowles