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ALL meanings of masthead

mast·head
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  • noun masthead top of a ship's mast 1
  • noun masthead newspaper's title banner 1
  • noun masthead 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. 1
  • noun masthead 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. 1
  • noun masthead Nautical. the head of a mast. the uppermost point of a mast. 1
  • verb with object masthead to hoist a yard to the fullest extent. 1
  • verb with object masthead to hoist to the truck of a mast, as a flag. 1
  • verb with object masthead to send to the upper end of a mast as a punishment. 1
  • adjective masthead Nautical. run up to the head of a mast: masthead rig. 1
  • noun masthead Send (a sailor) to the masthead, esp. as a punishment. 1
  • countable noun masthead A ship's masthead is the highest part of its mast. 0
  • countable noun masthead A newspaper's masthead is the part at the top of the front page where its name appears in big letters. 0
  • noun masthead the head of a mast 0
  • noun masthead (as modifier) 0
  • noun masthead the name of a newspaper or periodical, its proprietors, staff, etc, printed in large type at the top of the front page 0
  • verb masthead to send (a sailor) to the masthead as a punishment 0
  • verb masthead to raise (a sail) to the masthead 0
  • noun masthead the top part of a ship's mast 0
  • noun masthead a box or section printed in each issue of a newspaper or magazine, giving the publishers, owners, and editors, the location of the offices, subscription rates, etc. 0
  • noun masthead nameplate (sense 2) 0
  • verb transitive masthead to hoist to or display at the masthead 0
  • noun masthead (nautical) The top of a mast. 0
  • noun masthead (US) A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc. 0
  • noun masthead (Britain) The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper at the top of the front page. 0
  • verb masthead (Transitive Verb) (nautical) To send to the masthead as a punishment. 0
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