Mast

Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to:

Engineering

Mast (sailing), a spar that holds a sail on sailing ships and boats, or antennas on modern warships
Flagmast, a pole for flying a flag
Guyed mast, a type of tall structure supported by guy-wires
Mooring mast, a structure designed to allow for the docking of an airship
Radio masts and towers, poles or lattice towers that carry antennas/aerials
The primary support for a helicopter rotor
The main vertical structure of a forklift truck
The electrical conduit attached to the side of a house or building that routes power lines to a meter head
Multi-axis shaker table, an automotive test system
Model for assessment of telemedicine, used to assess the quality of long-distance medical treatment
Merklized Abstract Syntax Tree, a structure used in cryptocurrency 'smart contracts'

Mast (botany), the edible seed and fruit produced by trees or shrubs that wildlife species will consume
Mast Arboretum, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas
Mast cell, involved in the allergy response
MAST, marine stramenopiles (also referred to as Heterokonts)
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

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, a nuclear fusion experiment in the UK
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes in Maryland

Mast (hieroglyph), an Egyptian language triliteral
Mast (naval), in naval tradition, a non-judicial punishment disciplinary hearing
Mast (Sufism), in India, Pakistan, and Iran, a type of religious intoxication
Mast (film), a 1999 Indian movie by Ram Gopal Verma
Mast General Store, an American regional store chain

Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust, a UK-based maritime heritage charity
Masters And slaves Together (MAsT), an international BDSM organization with local chapters
Municipal Ambulance Services Trust, an EMS provider in Kansas City, Missouri

Marine Academy of Science and Technology, a career academy located in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
MAST Academy (Maritime and Science Technology Academy), a high school located on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida
- MAST Academy @ Homestead Medical Magnet, a medical high school located in Homestead, Florida
- José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy, a middle and high school located in Hialeah, Florida
Master of Advanced Studies (MASt), a degree offered by some universities

Mast (surname), a surname
Yogurt in Persian and Kurdish
Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, a test for alcoholism
Military anti-shock trousers, a medical device used to counteract severe blood loss

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