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dismast

dismast verb: to break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire.

Verb

dismast (third-person singular simple present dismasts, present participle dismasting, simple past and past participle dismasted)

  1. (transitive) To break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire.

dismast meaning in Tamil

dismast in Tamil

கப்பலிற் பாய்மரம் அகற்ற

Forms of dismast

third-person singular presentdismasts
present participledismasting
past participledismasted
pastdismasted

Origin of dismast

From dis- + mast.

Questions about dismast

What does dismast mean?
Dismast means to break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire.
What is dismast in Tamil?
Dismast in Tamil is கப்பலிற் பாய்மரம் அகற்ற. See Dismast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dismast?
Dismast is a verb.
What is the past tense of dismast?
The past tense of dismast is dismasted.

Words near dismast in the dictionary

  1. Dismas
  2. dismask
  3. dismasked
  4. dismasking
  5. dismasks
  6. dismast
  7. dismasted
  8. dismasting
  9. dismastings
  10. dismastment
  11. dismasts

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