mast house
noun Nautical.
a deckhouse built around a mast as a platform for cargo-handling machinery, gear, and controls.
(formerly) a towerlike crane for stepping and removing masts from ships or boats.
a building in which masts are made.
Origin of mast house
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby mast house
mast cell,
mast cell leukemia,
mast clamp,
mast cloth,
mast hasp,
mast house,
mast leukocyte,
mast-,
mastaba,
mastadenitis,
mastadenoma
Example sentences from the Web for mast house
Before leaving we went into the mast-house, near the entrance to the yard.
A Yacht Voyage Round England |W.H.G. Kingston