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dismastment

dismastment noun: the loss or removal of a ship's mast.

Noun

dismastment (uncountable)

  1. The loss or removal of a ship's mast.

Origin of dismastment

From dis- + mast + -ment.

Questions about dismastment

What does dismastment mean?
Dismastment means the loss or removal of a ship's mast.
What part of speech is dismastment?
Dismastment is a noun.

Words near dismastment in the dictionary

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

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