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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Example sentences from the Web for masthead

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
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
Ben had glimpsed Manuel climbing to the masthead; Marsh must have sent him up, not knowing the standing order had been revoked.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
Sail floated to the masthead, and blew balloon-like at the topgallant mast.
A Tale of Two Tunnels|William Clark Russell

Children were strung up to the masthead by the feet, that the rolling of the canoe might dash out their brains against the mast.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
I made it out myself from the masthead, and I got enough way upon her in good time to keep her off.
A Message from the Sea|Charles Dickens
In spite of the intense heat, Mr Charlton climbed up to the masthead.
Ben Hadden|W.H.G. Kingston

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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