captain's mast

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Definitions of captain's mast words

noun captain's mast a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew 3
noun captain's mast a session at which the captain of a naval ship hears and acts on the cases of enlisted personnel charged with committing offenses. 1

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Origin of captain's mast

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Captain's mast

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captain's mast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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