to break off the mast or masts of (a sailing vessel)
Derived forms
dismastment (disˈmastment)
noun
dismast in American English
(dɪsˈmæst)
verb transitive
to remove or destroy the mast or masts of
dismast in American English
(dɪsˈmæst, -ˈmɑːst)
transitive verb
to deprive (a ship) of masts; break off the masts of
Derived forms
dismastment
noun
Word origin
[1740–50; dis-1 + mast1]This word is first recorded in the period 1740–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adagio, caricature, first class, masthead, professional