mast
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mast /mɑːst $ mæst/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1. TTWa tall pole on which the sails or flags on a ship are hung 船桅；桅杆2 British EnglishTCB a tall metal tower that sends out radio and television signals 〔发射无线电和电视信号的〕发射塔，天线塔 a radio mast 无线电发射塔3. DTBa tall pole on which a flag is hung 旗杆 → half-mast
Examples from the Corpus
mast• I wanted to jump down from a mast and land right in her, but I kept my promise to Remi.• He stood there like a mast.• In addition, mast cells in normal colon, adenoma, or carcinoma samples consistently showed strong positive staining for cytochrome P450 3A.• And, rotors are smaller than masts and sails.• When Nick proposed an improved way of setting the masts in place, Mr Ching balked at the suggestion.• On Brother and Toyota machines, just let the yarn hang between the yarn mast and the edge of the knitting.Origin mast Old English mæstmast nounChinese
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mast
mast /mɑːst $ mæst/
noun [countable]
2. British English a tall metal tower that sends out radio and television signals:
a radio mast
3. a tall pole on which a flag is hung
⇨ half-mast
mast /mɑːst $ mæst/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: mæst
1. a tall pole on which the sails or flags on a ship are hungOrigin: mæst
2. British English a tall metal tower that sends out radio and television signals:
3. a tall pole on which a flag is hung
⇨ half-mast
especially