masting

On a sailing-vessel, the arrangement of the masts and their supports.

The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.

a large building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.

A mast seeding.

Present participle of mast.