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DISMAST
Etymology
Verb
dismast (third-person singular simple present dismasts, present participle dismasting, simple past and past participle dismasted)
(transitive, nautical) to break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*mast", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dismasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismasting.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + mast: cf. F. démâter.]
Definition: To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismasted the ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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