n. 桅, 桅杆, 杆

vt. 装桅杆于

[电] 天线柱

Mast \Mast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Masting}.]
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in
position; as, to mast a ship.


Mast \Mast\ (m[.a]st), n. [AS. m[ae]st, fem.; akin to G. mast,
and E. meat. See {Meat}.]
The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts;
acorns.

Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. --Chapman.

Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast.
--South.


Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. m[ae]st, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
hollow pillar of iron or steel.

The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral. --Milton.

Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},
{mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made
of separate spars.

2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.

3. (A["e]ronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or
guys are attached for stiffening purposes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and
{Before}.

{Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.

{Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
making a made mast. See {Made}.