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mast noun

  /mæst/ , /mɑːst/
  • (nautical, communications, aviation) 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). [from 9th c.]
 albero

mast verb

  /mæst/ , /mɑːst/
  • To supply and fit a mast to (a ship). [from 16th c.]
 alberare, inalberare

mast noun

  /mæst/ , /mɑːst/
  • 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. [from 10th c.]
 albero
mast cell
mastocita
half-mast
a mezz'asta, a mezz’asta
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