mast house
nounNautical.
a deckhouse built around a mast as a platform for cargo-handling machinery, gear, and controls.
(formerly) a towerlike crane for stepping and removing masts from ships or boats.
a building in which masts are made.
Origin of mast house
1First recorded in 1760–70
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How to use mast house in a sentence
Before leaving we went into the mast-house, near the entrance to the yard.
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