masthead

American  

[mast-hed, mahst-] / ˈmæstˌhɛd, ˈmɑst- /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Nautical.

   1. the head of a mast.

   2. the uppermost point of a mast.

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verb (used with object)

Nautical.

1. to hoist a yard to the fullest extent.

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

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

adjective

1. Nautical. run up to the head of a mast.

   masthead rig.

masthead British  

/ ˈmɑːstˌhɛd /

noun

1. nautical

   1. the head of a mast

   2. ( as modifier )

      masthead sail

2. 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

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verb

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

2. to raise (a sail) to the masthead

Etymology

Origin of masthead

First recorded in 1740–50; mast ¹ + head

Example Sentences

Before they left, they lowered the Egyptian flag & raised an American flag on the masthead.

From Literature

Just a year into her tenure as the top of the magazine's masthead, Dame Anna had already made a name for herself as an editor who instinctively understood the zeitgeist.

From BBC

Even The National Herald, founded by India's first prime minister and Indira Gandhi's father Jawaharlal Nehru, quietly dropped its masthead slogan: "Freedom is in peril, defend it with all your might."

From BBC

The lowest name on her entertainment magazine’s masthead, Ariel hopes that writing about famous people will get some of their shine to bounce back on her.

From Los Angeles Times

Even more humiliating for the storied masthead, the AI articles were riddled with errors.

From Salon