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mast
mast /mɑːst $ mæst/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: mæst
1. a tall pole on which the sails or flags on a ship are hung
2. British English a tall metal tower that sends out radio and television signals:
    a radio mast
3. a tall pole on which a flag is hung
half-mast