The word "mast" has a short "a" sound like in "cat."
Crossbar
The front mast is called the Foremast. Sometimes it is called the mizzen mast.
Upright and Crossbar
Mast
Fore-mast: the first mast, or the mast fore of the main-mast.Main-mast: the tallest mast, usually located near the center of the ship.Mizzen-mast: the third mast, or the mast immediately aft of the main-mast.(information from wikipedia)
The ship's mast stood tall against the clear blue sky.
It is called the mast
The Mast
A flag pole is also called a flag staff. Flags are flown at half-mast when famous people die, but I have never heard of a flag mast. However, the English Oxford dictionary says that a mast can be a flagpole ( as well as a TV antenna)
A mast
A mast.