mast
Vertical nautical timber
A mast is a tall vertical pole on a ship or boat that supports sails and rigging.
The word extends to any tall upright structure: a radio mast, a flag mast.
Separately, mast refers to nuts from forest trees—acorns, beechnuts, chestnuts—that accumulate on the ground and feed wildlife: a good mast year for the oaks.
Ship's wind-catching fabric
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- boomLoud deep sound
- yardarmOuter spar end
- bowspritForward-projecting ship pole
mizzen · jib · spinnaker · gaff · ship · vessel · deck · helm
Upright banner support
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
pylon · crane · scaffold · utility · streetlight · stanchion · upright · vertical
Broadcast signal receiver
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
frequency · tower · transmitter · satellite · microwave · relay · telecommunication · receiver
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
bowsprit · mizzen · jib · spinnaker · gaff · ship · vessel · deck · helm · keel
flagpole
Upright banner support
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- pillarUpright architectural support
- columnVertical structural element
derrick · pylon · crane · scaffold · utility · streetlight · stanchion · upright · vertical · support
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
television · frequency · tower · transmitter · satellite · microwave · relay · telecommunication · receiver · aerial
acorn
Capped seed from oaks
beech · hickory · forage · swine · boar · wildlife · squirrel · autumn · woodland · nut
towering
Of imposing height
height · vertical · rising · upright · sky-high · prominence
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- Age of Sailgalleons, ships, sea voyages, naval expeditions, sea battles
- submarinessub, subs, torpedo, submarines, hull
- age of sail equipmentanchor, sails, rigging, rope, cannon
- Battleship Partsgun turrets, turrets, armor, armor plating, cannons
- half mastLowered flag position
- broken mast
- double mastectomyRemoval of both breasts
- half-mast flagFlag flown partway down
- radio mastTall structure transmitting signals
- mast cell activationImmune cells releasing inflammatory mediators
masts, masted, masthead, foremast, mainmast, mastectomy, mastless, mizzenmast