dismasting
present participle of dismast
dismasting (plural dismastings)
The act by which a ship is dismasted.
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
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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