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demast

demast verb: to remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.

Verb

demast (third-person singular simple present demasts, present participle demasting, simple past and past participle demasted)

  1. (transitive) To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.
  2. (transitive) To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident.
    • The powerful storm demasted the ship.

Forms of demast

third-person singular presentdemasts
present participledemasting
past participledemasted
pastdemasted

Origin of demast

From de- + mast.

Questions about demast

What does demast mean?
Demast means to remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.
What part of speech is demast?
Demast is a verb.
What is the past tense of demast?
The past tense of demast is demasted.

Words near demast in the dictionary

  1. demassification
  2. demassified
  3. demassifies
  4. demassify
  5. demassifying
  6. demast
  7. demasted
  8. demastication
  9. demasting
  10. demasts
  11. demat

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