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How to pronounce Mast Pinyin

Pronunciation: wéi

The radical wood

The structure left and right

The strokes are 10

Definition: 1. Mast. A pole for hanging sails or signals, flags, etc. on a ship.

Group words: mast, mast light, sleep mast, mast, mast, mast rope, mast boom, mast top, main mast, mast building, mast wood, foremast, two-masted ship

(Mast role):

Some ships erect a cylindrical pole on the deck, and this pole is the checker pole. In fact, the mast first originated in the era of sailing ships. In order to facilitate the erection of sails, people erected masts on ships to hang sails. Many sailboats also had three masts erected on them. Three-masted sailing ships had a large hull capacity and were very popular in the age of sail.

With the development and evolution of the ship, the mast is no longer used to hang the sails, and its role and nature has changed. The current common mast is usually made of wood and metal and is erected on the keel or centerboard of the ship. Mast has many functions, people can hang flags, install signal lights and set up antennas on the mast.

With the use of radar technology, the mast has become a mounting platform for radar and other equipment. The masts also became taller and taller for better radar positioning of ships. Masts can also be used to support davits when a ship is docked at a pier to facilitate loading and unloading of cargo. Modern warships are equipped with integrated masts, this mast is also called closed mast, it is no longer a simple round rod, it is more complex design, is composed of multiple connecting surfaces, can be electromagnetic interference to deviate from the radio waves, has a strong stealth effect.