mast

Example Sentences

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The 2024 crash was caused by "an encounter with turbulence due to downdraft winds that resulted in mast bumping and an inflight breakup", a report by the National Transportation Safety Board said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Fed didn’t always nail its colors to a predictive mast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

There are fun house mirrors, a whimsical train, a mechanical Geppetto waving in a workshop and a cat ready to set sail atop the mast of a ship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Swiss President Guy Parmelin, who took over on Thursday, called the fire "a calamity of unprecedented, terrifying proportions", and announced that flags would be flown at half mast for five days.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

As Crean crawled out of his sleeping bag and began wriggling out from under the decking, his shoulder knocked against a pin that held the mast clamp in place.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong