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Meaning
Noun
●
In Aviation, Communication & Nautical:
A
tall
,
slim
post
or
tower
, usually
tapering
upward, used to support,
for example
,
sails
or
observation
platforms
on a
ship
, the main
rotor
of a
helicopter
,
flags
,
floodlights
,
meteorological
instruments
, or
communications
equipment
, such as an
aerial
, usually
supported
by
guy-wires
(except in the case of a
helicopter
).
●
A non-judicial
punishment
("NJP"); a
disciplinary
hearing
under which a
commanding officer
studies and
disposes
of
cases
involving
those under his command.
●
The
fruit
of forest-trees (beech,
oak
,
chestnut
,
pecan
, etc.), especially if having
fallen
from the
tree
, used as
fodder
for
pigs
and other animals.
●
In Bodybuilding:
The
anabolic steroid
Drostanolone
propionate
,
also known as
Masteron
●
In Billiards:
A type of
heavy
cue
, with the
broad
end of
which one
strikes
the ball.
●
In Emergency medicine & Military:
Initialism of
military
antishock
trousers
;
inflatable
trousers
that
apply
pressure
to the
inferior
half
of a patient's body to
decrease
blood loss
and
prevent
the
onset
of
shock
,
similar
to a tourniquet.
Verb
●
To supply and
fit
a
mast
to (a ship).
●
To
feed
on
forest
seed
or fruit.
●
In Agriculture, Ecology & Forestry:
To
produce
a very large
quantity
of
fruit
or
seed
in certain years but not others.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mast
English
mæst
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Foresail
Pole
Crane
Propeller
Mainsail
Tower
Gantry
Centerboard
Mizzen
Fuselage
Boat
Hull
Mooring
Canopy
Rod
Sails
Dinghy
Winch
Towers
Rope
Vessel
Dock
Ship
Sail
Wire
Shaft
Spinnaker
Cable
Bridge
Bulkhead
Buoy
Deck
Roof
Wheel
Frame
Blade
Pontoon
Beam
Rotor
Jib
Antenna
Poles
Plane
Arm
Truss
Leg
Axle
Hoist
Pier
Station
Tripod
Bowsprit
Dome
Wing
Helicopter
Ceiling
Landing Gear
Bow Thruster
Gantry Crane
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Rhymes
Vast
Last
Past
Hast
Fast
Cast
Mast
Kast
Avast
Gnast
Caste
Brast
Blast
Aghast
Recast
Gassed
Precast
Outlast
Classed
Lambaste
Contrast
Overcast
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