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Definition of Dismast
1. v. t. To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismasted the ship.
Definition of Dismast
1. Verb. (transitive) To break off the mast (''of a ship''), especially by gunfire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dismast
1. to remove the mast of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dismast
Literary usage of Dismast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Phonographic Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from by William Bolles (1846)
"dismast, dls-ma'et, vt. to deprive of masts. Dismay, dîs-ma', vt. to terrify, to
depress, to discourage, to deject. Dismayed, dTs-ma'd, pp. ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"... Las'tage, Ac.), Mast (To dismast', Fore'mast, Ac.), ... (To dismast', Fore'mast,
Ac.), Master [Berg'master, ..."
3. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"... to remove a disguise from ; to uncover. [L. dis, privative, and Mask.) dismast,
dis-mast', vtt to deprive of a mast or masts :—pr.p. dismasting ;pa.p. ..."
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