Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to:

Engineering

  • Mast (sailing), a vertical spar on a sailing ship
  • Flagmast, a pole for flying a flag
  • Guyed mast, a structure supported by guy-wires
  • Mooring mast, 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
  • Multi-axis shaker table, an automotive test system
  • Model for assessment of telemedicine, used to assess long-distance medical treatment

Biology

  • Mast (botany), the edible parts of woody plants
  • Mast Arboretum, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas
  • Mast cell, 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
  • MAST (MArine STramenopiles), clades of environmental DNA sequences from uncultured stramenopile microorganisms obtained in marine ecosystems.

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

Society and culture

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

Places

  • Mast-e Olya, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
  • Mast-e Sofla, a village in Markazi Province, Iran

Organizations

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

Schools and education

  • Marine Academy of Science and Technology, a school in Sandy Hook, New Jersey
  • MAST Academy (Maritime and Science Technology Academy), a school in Miami, Florida
  • MAST Academy @ Homestead Medical Magnet, a school in Homestead, Florida
  • José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy, a school in Hialeah, Florida
  • Master of Advanced Studies (MASt), a degree offered by some universities

Other uses

  • Mast (surname), a surname
  • Mast (musician), American jazz artist
  • Yogurt in Persian and Kurdish
  • Michigan Alcohol Screening Test, a test for alcoholism
  • Military anti-shock trousers, a medical device

See also

  • Masti (disambiguation)