English Explanatory Dictionary

demast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.
  2. To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident.

Word forms

demast demasts demasting demasted

Etymology

From de- + mast.

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