Masthead

/mˈɑːsthɛd/

/ˈmæstˌhɛd/

[noun]

Masthead

[NOUN]

the head or top of a mast

the title of a magazine or newspaper at the top of the first page or website in a unique design

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.

synonyms : flag

Examples

1. Look for the masthead in those publications.

2. At the masthead of The Pennsylvania Journal, stands the image of a stereotypically sullen American Indian.

3. We were combing through mastheads.

4. Not long after the ship had left the port, the crew saw the masthead lights of Storstad, a Norwegian collier, several miles in the distance.