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[mɑːst] [AE mæst]nome (on ship, for flags) albero m.; rad. telev. traliccio m.••to nail one's colours to the mast — = dichiarare la propria posizione in modo netto e definitivo
* * *(a long upright pole especially for carrying the sails of a ship, an aerial, flag etc: The sailor climbed the mast.) albero- - masted* * *mast (1) /mɑ:st/n.5 (ind. min.) antenna di perforazione; mast● (naut.) mast clamp, collare di piè d'albero □ (naut.) mast partner, mastra d'albero □ (naut.) mast step, scassa d'albero □ (naut. stor.) before the mast, nel castello di prua; a prora; (estens.) come semplice marinaio, tra i marinai.mast (2) /mɑ:st/n. [u]ghiande; faggiole; faggine ( mangime per maiali, ecc.).(to) mast /mɑ:st/v. t.* * *[mɑːst] [AE mæst]nome (on ship, for flags) albero m.; rad. telev. traliccio m.••to nail one's colours to the mast — = dichiarare la propria posizione in modo netto e definitivo
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