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mast

/mɑːst/

/mæst/

Translations

mastnoun

masts

/mɑːst/

/mæst/

mâtPartie principale d’un navire ou d’un bateau portant les voiles.

The sailors climbed the mast to adjust the sails during the storm.

Les marins sont montés dans le mât pour régler les voiles pendant la tempête.

Additional translations

glandéeTerme de forêt et d’élevage pour les fruits et graines servant de nourriture aux porcs.

mâtPar extension, poteau ou support vertical élevé, notamment en contexte technique.

Synonyms

mastverb

masted

Past Simple

masted

Past Participle

masting

Gerund

/mɑːst/

/mæst/

mâterTerme maritime.

The crew worked diligently to mast the ship before setting sail.

L’équipage a travaillé avec diligence pour mâter le navire avant de prendre la mer.

Synonyms

fit out

set up

step (a mast)

mastadjective

/mɑːst/

/mæst/

Attributive use (e.g., mast fittings, mast height)

Additional translations

mâtEmploi attributif, dans le vocabulaire maritime ou technique.

Definitions

mastnoun

A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, generally carrying a sail or sails.

The sailors climbed the mast to adjust the sails during the storm.

A structure resembling a ship's mast, such as a flagpole or a radio tower.

The radio station's mast was visible from miles away.

A fruit or nut of forest trees like oak, beech, or chestnut, used as food for pigs and other animals.

The pigs foraged for mast in the forest during the autumn months.

mastverb

To provide or equip a ship with a mast or masts.

The crew worked diligently to mast the ship before setting sail.

To raise a mast on a ship.

They had to mast the vessel quickly to catch the favorable winds.

mastadjective

Attributive: situated on, attached to, or relating to a mast.

The engineer inspected the mast fittings before departure.