any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring | a direct and violent assault on a stronghold |
a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set | a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
a deep prolonged loud noise | a violent commotion or disturbance |
a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | |
a state of economic prosperity | |