Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to:

Engineering

Mast (sailing) The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation li ...

, a vertical spar on a sailing ship *

Flagmast A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design emplo ...

, a pole for flying a flag *

Guyed mast A guyed mast or guyed tower is a tall thin vertical structure that depends on guy lines (diagonal tensioned cables attached to the ground) for stability. The mast itself has the compressive strength to support its own weight, but does not ha ...

, a structure supported by guy-wires *

Mooring mast A mooring mast, or mooring tower, is a structure designed to allow for the docking of an airship outside of an airship hangar or similar structure. More specifically, a mooring mast is a mast or tower that contains a fitting on its top that allow ...

, a structure for docking an airship * Radio masts and towers , towers that carry antennas * The primary support for a helicopter rotor * The main vertical structure of a

forklift truck A forklift (also called lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various ...

* Multi-axis shaker table, an automotive test system * Model for assessment of telemedicine, used to assess long-distance medical treatment

Biology

Mast (botany) Mast is the fruit of forest trees and shrubs, such as acorns and other nuts. The term derives from the Old English ''mæst'', meaning the nuts of forest trees that have accumulated on the ground, especially those used historically for fattening do ...

, the edible parts of woody plants * Mast Arboretum, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas *

Mast cell A mast cell (also known as a mastocyte or a labrocyte) is a resident cell of connective tissue that contains many granules rich in histamine and heparin. Specifically, it is a type of granulocyte derived from the myeloid stem cell that is a par ...

, involved in the allergy response * Mast., in botanical naming, the standard author abbreviation for Maxwell T. Masters * Two microtubule-associated serine/threonine-protein kinase enzymes: ** MAST1, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''MAST1'' gene ** MAST2, an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''MAST2'' gene

Science

* Multi-Application Survivable Tether, an experimental space mission * Multimission Archive at STScI, a component of the National Space Science Data Center *

Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST) was a nuclear fusion experiment, testing a spherical tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, and commissioned by EURATOM/UKAEA. The original MAST experiment took place at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Oxford ...

, a nuclear fusion experiment in the UK *

Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST) is an astronomical data archive. The archive brings together data from the visible, ultraviolet, and near-infrared wavelength regimes. The NASA funded project is located at the Space Telescope Scie ...

in Maryland, USA

Society and culture

* Mast (hieroglyph), an Egyptian language triliteral *

Mast (naval) Non-judicial punishment (or NJP) is any form of punishment that may be applied to individual military personnel, without a need for a court martial or similar proceedings. United States In the United States Armed Forces, non-judicial punishment ...

, in naval tradition, a non-judicial disciplinary hearing *

Mast (Sufism) A mast (pronounced "must"), in Meher Baba's teaching, is a person who is overwhelmed with love for God, accompanied with external disorientation resembling intoxication. The word was coined by Meher Baba and originates from the Sufi term mast-Alla ...

, in India, Pakistan, and Iran, a type of religious intoxication * ''Mast'' (film), a 1999 Indian movie by Ram Gopal Verma *

Mast General Store __NOTOC__ The Mast General Store is a general store located in Historic Valle Crucis, North Carolina. It is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places as one of the best remaining examples of the type. It is still the center of the ...

, an American regional store chain

Places

Mast-e Olya Mehr-e Olya ( fa, مهرعليا, also Romanized as Mehr-e ‘Olyā; also known as Mast-e Bālā, Mast-e ‘Olyā, and Mast-ī-Bāla) is a village in Enaj Rural District, Qareh Chay District, Khondab County, Markazi Province, Iran Ir ...

, a village in Markazi Province, Iran *

Mast-e Sofla Mehr-e Sofla ( fa, مهرسفلي, also Romanized as Mehr-e Soflá; also known as Mast-e Pā’īn, Mast-e Soflá, and Mast-i-Pain) is a village in Enaj Rural District, Qareh Chay District, Khondab County, Markazi Province, Iran Iran ...

, a village in Markazi Province, Iran

Organizations

Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST) is a charitable trust founded in February 2011, which focuses on investigations into the maritime heritage of the United Kingdom and further afield, through historical and archaeological investigations. M ...

, a UK-based charity * Masters And slaves Together (MAsT), an international BDSM organization *

Municipal Ambulance Services Trust Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust ("MAST") is a former non-profit EMS agency that was the sole ambulance provider for Kansas City, Missouri. On April 25, 2010, MAST was merged into the Kansas City Fire Department to operate as one municipa ...

, an EMS provider in Kansas City, Missouri

Schools and education

Marine Academy of Science and Technology The Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) is a coeducational four-year magnet public high school located in the Sandy Hook section of Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth throu ...

, a school in Sandy Hook, New Jersey *

MAST Academy Maritime and Science Technology Academy, commonly referred to as MAST Academy, or MAST, is a public high school in Miami, Florida, on Virginia Key. MAST Academy is a magnet school under the governance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The scho ...

(Maritime and Science Technology Academy), a school in Miami, Florida **

MAST Academy @ Homestead Medical Magnet Medical Academy for Science and Technology, also referred to as MAST Academy @ Homestead, is a secondary magnet school located in Homestead, Florida. It opened for the 2010-2011 school year as a few classrooms in Campbell Middle School (renamed Ce ...

, a school in Homestead, Florida **

José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy, also known as JMMA 6-12 or MAST 3, is a magnet school incorporating grades 6 through 12 in Hialeah, Florida. Established in 1987 as José Martí Middle School, it introduced its magnet program with a high school expa ...

, a school in Hialeah, Florida *

Master of Advanced Studies A Master of Advanced Studies or Master of Advanced Study (MAS, M.A.S., or MASt) is a postgraduate degree awarded in various countries. Master of Advanced Studies programs may be non-consecutive programs tailored for "specific groups of working pro ...

(MASt), a degree offered by some universities

Other uses

Mast (surname) Mast is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Austin Mast (born 1972), American botanist * Brian Mast (b. 1980), American Florida congressman * Dennis Mast (born 1992), German footballer * Dick Mast (born 1951), American professional ...

, a surname * Mast (musician), American jazz artist *

Yogurt Yogurt (; , from tr, yoğurt, also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as ''yogurt cultures''. Fermentation of sugars in the milk by these bac ...

in Persian and Kurdish *

Michigan Alcohol Screening Test The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) Screening (medicine), screening tool was developed in 1971, and is one of the oldest alcoholism-screening tests for identifying alcoholic, dependent drinkers. Its use is constructed for the Epidemiology, ...

, a test for alcoholism *

Military anti-shock trousers Military anti-shock trousers (MAST), or pneumatic anti-shock garments (PASG), are medical devices used to treat severe blood loss. The device is usually applied to the patient's pelvis, abdomen, and lower parts of the body and is composed of man- ...

, a medical device {{disambiguation