masthead

[US]/'mɑːsthed/
[UK]/'mæsthɛd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the top of a ship's mast
vt. to place at the top of a mast

Example Sentences

The masthead of the newspaper displayed the name of the publication.

The website's masthead included the logo and navigation menu.

The masthead of the ship was damaged in the storm.

She carefully designed the masthead for the company's letterhead.

The masthead of the magazine featured a striking image.

The masthead of the email newsletter included the company's contact information.

The masthead of the organization's website listed the key staff members.

The masthead on the letterhead was elegantly designed.

The masthead of the publication was changed to reflect a new branding strategy.

The masthead of the document contained important details about the author and date.

Real-world Examples

Lectures were cancelled and the New Republic, a longstanding ally, removed him from its masthead.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

I hoisted myself up to the crosstrees of the mizzen sail. Some officers were already perched on the mastheads.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

As of June 2020, we have a masthead that's majority woman and person of color.

Source: Sway

Its mastheads appeared, laden with victims, then its crosstrees bending under clusters of men, finally the peak of its mainmast.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

I'm not adding your name to the masthead.

Source: Mad Men Season 1

You're not even a majority shareholder, and it's my name on the masthead.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

" For you. What you said was like running up the black flag to the masthead" .

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 1)

Overhead a masthead light and through the higher layers of fog a few bitter stars stared down.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 2)

I was down at my observatory among the elders, when a light was run up to the masthead of the schooner, and showed she was closer in than when I had last seen her by the dying daylight.

Source: The New Arabian Nights (Part Two)

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