dismast

American

[dis-mast, -mahst] / dɪsˈmæst, -ˈmɑst /

verb (used with object)

to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of.

dismast British

/ dɪsˈmɑːst /

verb

(tr) to break off the mast or masts of (a sailing vessel)

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Other Word Forms

dismastment

noun

Etymology

Origin of dismast

First recorded in 1740–50; dis- ¹ + mast ¹

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Dismast, dis-mast′, v.t. to deprive of a mast or masts.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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