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dismasting

dismasting is the present participle and gerund of dismast.

Meaning of dismast

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.

Noun

dismasting (plural dismastings)

  1. The act by which a ship is dismasted.
    • Nearly 150 boats crossed the line in a gale of wind that caused several dismastings, and minor disasters.1951 January, MotorBoating, volume 87, number 1, page 50

Forms of dismasting

pluraldismastings

Questions about dismasting

What does dismasting mean?
Dismasting means the act by which a ship is dismasted.
What is dismasting the present participle and gerund of?
Dismasting is the present participle and gerund of dismast.
What part of speech is dismasting?
Dismasting is a noun.
What is the plural of dismasting?
The plural of dismasting is dismastings.

Words near dismasting in the dictionary

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

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