A mast is made in either one or two pieces; if made in two pieces the lower one is called the lowermast and the upper the topmast; if made in one piece the mast is called a polemast, and if particularly tall the upper part is called the topmast and the lower part the lowermast.
Uphithano lwenziwe ngeqhekeza elinye okanye amabini, xa yenziwe ngamaqhekeza amabini engezantsi ibizwa ngemasti esezantsi, ephezulu ibizwe ngephezulu,xa zenziwe ngeqhekeza elinye,ibizwa ngokuba yimsti yencam yomhlaba,ukba inde indawo ephezulu ibizwa ngokuba yimasti ephezulu,esezantsi ibe yimasti esezantsi.