OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5656

mast

/mɑːst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mástil
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).
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