Also called flag.a statement printed in all issues of a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually on the editorial page, giving the publication's name, the names of the owner and staff, etc.
2.
Also called nameplate.a line of type on the front page of a newspaper or the cover of a periodical giving the name of the publication.
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Nautical.
a.
the head of a mast.
b.
the uppermost point of a mast.
–verb (used with object) Nautical.
4.
to hoist a yard to the fullest extent.
5.
to hoist to the truck of a mast, as a flag.
6.
to send to the upper end of a mast as a punishment.
–adjective
7.
Nautical. run up to the head of a mast: masthead rig.
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
2.
the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
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