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demasted

demasted is the simple past and past participle of demast.

Meaning of demast

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.

Questions about demasted

What is demasted the simple past and past participle of?
Demasted is the simple past and past participle of demast.

Words near demasted in the dictionary

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

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