mast

English

/mɑːst/, /mæst/

noun
Definitions
  • A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments ,or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.
  • (naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English mast derived from Old English mæst (mast, fallen nuts, food for swine) derived from Proto-Germanic *mastaz (mast, sail-pole) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mazdos (pole, mast).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mazdos

Gloss

pole, mast

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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