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direk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mast noun A tall upright pole that supports sails, an antenna, or other equipment.
  • pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
  • pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.

Senses

direk is used for these senses in English:

  • mast (nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.]
  • pillar (figuratively) An essential part of something that provides support.
  • post A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

mast — full definition

  1. noun A tall upright pole that supports sails, an antenna, or other equipment.
  2. noun Nuts such as acorns and beechnuts that have fallen and are used to feed animals like pigs.
  3. verb To fit a ship with a mast.

pillar — full definition

  1. noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
  2. noun A person or thing regarded as a central, essential support of something.

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