1. мачта mast aerial —- антенна-мачта, мачтовая антенна mast timber —- мор. рангоутное дерево Id: sailor before the mast —- простой матрос Id: to sail (to serve) before the mast —- служить простым матросом Id: to nail one's colours to the mast —- открыто отстаивать свои убеждения, твердо стоять на своем 2. ставить мачту 3. поднимать на мачту; иметь на мачте 4. с-х. плодокорм ...
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a long upright post of timber, iron, etc., set up on a ship's keel, esp. to support sails. 2 a post or lattice-work upright for supporting a radio or television aerial. 3 a flag-pole (half-mast). 4 (in full mooring-mast) a strong steel tower to the top of which an airship can be moored. --v.tr. furnish (a ship) with masts. Phrases and idioms before the mast serving as an ordinary seaman (quartered in the forecastle). Derivatives masted adj. (also in comb.). master n. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE m{aelig}st f. WG 2. n. the fruit of the beech, oak, chestnut, and other forest-trees, esp. as food for pigs. Etymology: OE m{aelig}st f. WG, prob. rel. to MEAT ...
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m?st; akin to Old High German ~ ~, Latin malus Date: before 12th century 1. a long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging 2. a slender vertical or nearly vertical structure (as an upright post in various cranes) 3. a disciplinary proceeding at which the commanding officer of a naval unit hears and disposes of cases against enlisted men — called also captain's ~ • ~ed adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1513 to furnish with a ~ III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English m?st; akin to Old High German ~ food, ~, and probably to Old English mete food — more at meat Date: before 12th century nuts (as acorns) accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals ...
(masts) 1. The masts of a boat are the tall upright poles that support its sails. N-COUNT 2. A radio mast is a tall upright structure that is used to transmit radio or television signals. N-COUNT ...
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~ n 1 a tall pole on which the sails or flags on a ship are hung (two/three masted (=having two or three masts)) 2 BrE a tall metal tower that sends out radio and television signals 3 a tall pole on which a flag is hung (- see also halfmast) ...
physiol. abbr. Medical Anti Shock Trousers mil. abbr. Mobile Army Surgical Team mil. abbr. Maximum Aircrew Stress Tolerance univ. abbr. Maritime Academy Of Science And Technology astronom. abbr. Multimission Archive at Space Telescope ...