Sentence examples for mast from inspiring English sources
The word "mast" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it as a noun or a verb to refer to a tall, strong vertical pole used to support a sail or other part of a sailing vessel. For example, "The vessel had a new mast installed to allow it to carry additional sail."
initialism
Initialism for military antishock trousers; inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease bloodloss and prevent the onset of shock similar to a tourniquet.
Madeline Willis Doubtfully, the four of us look down at the coils of rope affectionately known as the snake pit; then up at the 90ft mast above our heads.
BP has tied its mast to expansion in Russia.
In anticipation of losing electricity, Zhi has connected his power cables to the electricity mast beside his house.
Amid so much milling chaos, there's nil point in tying yourself to the mast.
When she reflects on Farage's remarks now, she seems to relish the chance they gave her to nail her colours to the mast.
The idea of pinning his colours to the mast is a bit gauche and Touitou is anything but – he doesn't, for example, wear his own designs head to toe.
He lashes himself to the mast like a low-rent Odysseus, in order to view the sea at close quarters.
"It is now disputed that Turner had himself strapped to the mast of a ship in order to paint a storm.
Although several networks already have mast-sharing strategies in place, no programme has yet seen all five networks working together.
Yet when asked to justify this level of attention and, for example, the flying of flags at half-mast on government buildings, Downing Street was hard put to explain its stance.
His father, who owned a two-mast schooner and had a woman in every port, would take him on his trips transporting gasoline to Trinidad, leaving him in a bar while he conducted his business.
