dismast

English

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.

Translations

to break off the mast of a ship

French: démâter (fr)
Ido: desmastizar (io)

Italian: disalberare
Spanish: desarbolar (es)

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