Definition of "mast"
- noun
A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for examples, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.
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.
- verb
To supply and fit a mast to a ship.
To feed on forest seed or fruit.
To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.
- Sources