dismast

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dismasting

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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.

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to break off the mast of a ship

French: démâter (fr)
Hebrew: מוֹטֵט תֹּרֶן m (motet toren)
Ido: desmastizar (io)
Italian: disalberare (it)
Spanish: desarbolar (es)