单词 | masthead |
释义 | masthead /mast"hed', mahst"-/, n. 1. Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc. 2. Also called nameplate. a line of type on the front page of a newspaper or the cover of a periodical giving the name of the publication. 3. Naut. a. the head of a mast. b. the uppermost point of a mast. v.t. Naut. 4. to hoist a yard to the fullest extent. 5. to hoist to the truck of a mast, as a flag. 6. to send to the upper end of a mast as a punishment. adj. 7. Naut. run up to the head of a mast: masthead rig. [1740-50; MAST1 + HEAD] |
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