masthead

[ mast-hed, mahst- ]

/ ˈmæstˌhɛd, ˈmɑst- /

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noun

Also called flag. a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.

Also called nameplate. a line of type on the front page of a newspaper or the cover of a periodical giving the name of the publication.

Nautical.

the head of a mast.
the uppermost point of a mast.

verb (used with object) Nautical.

to hoist a yard to the fullest extent.

to hoist to the truck of a mast, as a flag.

to send to the upper end of a mast as a punishment.

adjective

Nautical. run up to the head of a mast: masthead rig.

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Origin of masthead

First recorded in 1740–50; mast¹ + head

Words nearby masthead

master warrant officer, masterwork, master workman, masterwort, mastery, masthead, mast house, mastic, masticate, mastication, masticatory

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How to use masthead in a sentence

Show me mastheads with people of color at the top and restaurants where workers share in the profits.
David Chang and Priya Krishna Want You to Get Over Recipes|Lucy Feldman|October 14, 2021|Time
On their masthead, the Rays list 27 baseball operations employees with titles that include some combination of “baseball systems,” “research and development” and the like.
The Victor Robles lesson: The Nationals need to rebuild by reinvesting|Barry Svrluga|September 1, 2021|Washington Post
As our newsroom has grown, we also created a new masthead team to strengthen and diversify our leadership.
What ProPublica Is Doing About Diversity in 2021|by Caroline Chen, Lena V. Groeger and Liz Sharp|March 15, 2021|ProPublica
Starting next year, YouTube will price its homepage masthead ad unit on an impression basis only rather than allow advertisers to reserve the spot for an entire day.
Social Shorts: Snapchat advertiser certifications, YouTube masthead ads go full CPM, more|Ginny Marvin|November 9, 2020|Search Engine Land

With these appointments, ProPublica’s masthead team will consist of Engelberg, managing editors Fields and Ornstein, deputy managing editors Thompson, Weber, Scott Klein and Eric Umansky, and assistant managing editors Sorbara and Zayas.
ProPublica Announces Six Staff Promotions, Creates New Masthead Team|by ProPublica|September 8, 2020|ProPublica
System, a new publication run out of London, has a very imposing masthead.
The Coolest New Fashion Magazine: System, Which Features Nicolas Ghesquière|Alice Cavanagh|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And at both papers, the upper levels of the masthead remained strictly male.
The Supreme Court's Cluelessness on Gender Bias|Leslie Bennetts|June 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Today, the Daily Pennsylvanian masthead is at least half female, and the last three executive editors have been women.
Why Women Trail Men on Campus|Rebecca Davis O'Brien|March 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The top of the masthead has been occupied by four people in the last five years.
Requiem For a Transsexual Sportswriter|Jacob Bernstein|December 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The breakers from the masthead, bearing south-east, distant eight or nine miles.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The new smack was flying a flag at her masthead, but Jim could not read well enough to make out the inscription on the flag.
The Chequers|James Runciman
But Thorgils waxed silent, and sent a man to the masthead suddenly, for some reason which was not plain to me.
A Prince of Cornwall|Charles W. Whistler
He could see a masthead light, her red light (with glasses), and a "glare of white lights on her afterdeck."
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
He first thought her masthead light was flickering and next thought it was a Morse light, "calling us up."
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government

British Dictionary definitions for masthead

masthead

/ (ˈmɑːstˌhɛd) /

noun

nautical

the head of a mast
(as modifier)masthead sail

Also called: flag the name of a newspaper or periodical, its proprietors, staff, etc, printed in large type at the top of the front page

verb (tr)

to send (a sailor) to the masthead as a punishment

to raise (a sail) to the masthead

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