Plural of mast
regular plural
The plural of mast is masts.
Forms of mast
| Singular | mast /mɑːst/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | masts |
| Countable | countable |
Masts in a sentence
- From the shore, they watched the disappearance of the ships' masts into the haze.From the entry disappearance
- The entire rail network has long operated its own masts, used for communicating with drivers.2025 October 1, Paul Clifton, “Reaching out for superfast WiFi”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 50. From the entry gsm
- Masts of sailing-ships, and spars, cluster on the left, on the undarkening sky.2015 July 10, Porter Fox, “A Honeymoon Through Italy”, in New York Times. From the entry undarkening
- Like a battle-scarred, tempest-tossed warship, with her sails in tatters, her masts broken, and bilges awash, T.2011, James Mellon, The Judge: A Life of Thomas Mellon, Founder of Fortune, Yale University Press, published 2011, →ISBN. From the entry tempest-tossed
- Not the usual lateener, in fact appearing to have neither sails, masts, nor oars.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 282. From the entry lateener
Meaning of mast
- noun A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
- noun A non-judicial punishment ("NJP"); a disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
- verb To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).
Questions about the plural of mast
- What is the plural of mast?
- The plural of mast is masts.
- Is mast countable?
- Mast is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mast (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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