Mast

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