asta

=

flagpole

noun

asta
feminine noun
1. flagpole, mast (de bandera)
  • a media asta -> at half-mast
2. shaft (de lanza); handle (de brocha)
3. horn (de toro)

asta [ahs’-tah]
noun
1. Lance. (f)
2. Part of the deer’s head which bears the antlers; horn. (f)
3. Handle of a pencil, brush. (f)
4. Staff or light pole erected in different parts of the ship, on which the colors are displayed. (Nautical) (f)
5. (Mas.) Binder, curb-stone. (f)
  • Asta de bandera de popa -> ensign-staff
  • Asta de bandera de proa -> jack-staff
  • Asta de tope -> flag-staff
  • Asta de bomba -> pump-spear
  • Astas -> horns of animals, as bulls, etc. Darse de las astas, to snap and carp at cach other
Shank of a tool; shaft, spindle.

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