- MAHST
- Multicenter Austrian Hemodilution Stroke Trial
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MAHST — • Multicenter Austrian Hemodilution Stroke Trial … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
mast — mast1 mastless, adj. mastlike, adj. /mast, mahst/, n. 1. Naut. a. a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore and aft line, as a… … Universalium
mast — I. /mast / (say mahst) noun 1. a tall spar rising more or less vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel, which supports the yards, sails, etc. 2. any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, etc. 3. the upright member in a derrick from which …
dismast — dismastment, n. /dis mast , mahst /, v.t. to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of. [1740 50; DIS 1 + MAST1] * * * … Universalium
durmast — /derr mast , mahst /, n. a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings. [1785 95; short for durmast oak, perh. erroneously for dunmast oak; see DUN2, MAST2] * * * … Universalium
foremast — /fawr mast , mahst , fohr /; Naut. /fawr meuhst, fohr /, n. Naut. the mast nearest the bow in all vessels having two or more masts. [1575 85; FORE + MAST1] * * * … Universalium
fore-topmast — /fawr top mast , mahst , fohr /; Naut. /fawr top meuhst, fohr /, n. the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship. [1620 30] * * * … Universalium
half-mast — /haf mast , hahf mahst /, n. 1. a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base. v.t. 2. to place (a flag) at half mast, as a mark of respect for the dead or as a signal of distress. [1620 30] * * * … Universalium
jiggermast — /jig euhr mast , mahst /; Naut. /jig euhr meuhst/, n. Naut. 1. a small mast set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast. 2. the fourth mast from forward in a ship having five or more masts. Also, jigger mast. Also called jigger. [1825 35; JIGGER1… … Universalium
mainmast — /mayn mast , mahst /; Naut. /mayn meuhst/, n. Naut. 1. the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy. See illus. under quarterdeck. 2. the larger forward mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy. 3.… … Universalium
