Masthead may refer to:
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Nameplate (publishing), the banner name on the front page of a newspaper or periodical (UK "masthead")
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Masthead (American publishing), details of the owners, publisher, departments, officers, contributors and address details on the editorial page of a newspaper or periodical (UK "publisher's imprint")
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Masthead Studios, an eastern-European games developer specializing in massively multiplayer online role-playing games
* The top of a
mast (sailing)
The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation lig ...
, a tall vertical pole of a ship which supports the sails
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Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made ...
, tall structures designed to support antennas (also known as aerials in the UK)
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Masthead rig
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
, a method of rigging a sailing vessel
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