The short mast with a crossbar is commonly referred to as a "flagpole" or "flagstaff." It is typically used to display flags and can be found in various settings, including residential, commercial, and public spaces. The crossbar, often horizontal, provides support for one or more flags.
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.
The Mast
It is called 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.