mast 1 
(măst)
(măst)n.
1. Nautical
a. A vertical structure consisting of a spar or several spars affixed end-to-end, rising from the keel or deck of a sailing vessel to support the sails.
b. A single spar serving as a part of such a structure: the fore topgallant mast.
2.
a. A vertical pole.
b. A tall vertical antenna, as for a radio.
3. A captain's mast.
[Middle English, from Old English mæst.]
mast1sailing vessel with three masts
- Indo-European root: pel-
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- Indo-European root: penkwe
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- Indo-European root: per
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- Indo-European root: perkwu-
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- Indo-European root: peuk-
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- Indo-European root: pezd-
- Indo-European root: plat-
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