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masthead

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mast·head /ˈmɑːsthed $ ˈmæst-/ noun [countable]  1. TCNthe name of a newspaper, magazine etc printed in a special design at the top of the first page 报头,刊头〔以特别设计印在首页上方的报刊名、杂志名等〕2. TTWTBthe top of a mast on a ship 〔船只的〕桅顶
Examples from the Corpus
mastheadLouise, in his bow like a brave masthead, was soaked to the skin.Its masthead is a parody of mastheads; its subscription card carries a hilarious attack on subscription cards.A new flag was bought for the masthead and a scheme put in hand to cover part of the terraces.He found his Walther safe in the masthead.As the sail whipped free of the masthead, he leaped back into the cockpit to loose the spinnaker sheets.The leading ship raised a raven flag to the masthead, and Killer-Bardi ran up another.The mastheads of beached yachts tinkled in a stiff breeze.
mast·head nounChineseSyllable
a a the in magazine of newspaper, special name Corpus printed etc


masthead
masthead /ˈmɑːsthed $ ˈmæst-/ noun [countable]
1. the name of a newspaper, magazine etc printed in a special design at the top of the first page
2. the top of a mast on a ship


mast·headBrE /ˈmɑːsthed/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmæsthed/ 🔊 nounthe top of a mast on a ship 桅顶the name of a newspaper at the top of the front page (报纸头版顶端的)刊头(NAmE) the part of a newspaper or a news website which gives details of the people who work on it and other information about it (报刊或新闻网站上载有其工作人员和其他相关信息的)报头栏,刊头