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mastless

US/ˈmæstləs/

mastless adjective: without a mast.

Adjective (1)

mastless (not comparable)

  1. Without a mast.
    • a mastless ship

Adjective (2)

mastless (not comparable)

  1. Bearing no mast (fruit of a tree).
    • a mastless oak or beech
    • mastless oak1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Origin of mastless

From mast (“tall, slim post or tower”) + -less.

From mast (“fruit of forest-trees”) + -less.

Questions about mastless

What does mastless mean?
Mastless means without a mast.
What part of speech is mastless?
Mastless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mastless?
Mastless is pronounced /ˈmæstləs/ (US).

Words near mastless in the dictionary

  1. mastitic
  2. mastitides
  3. mastitis
  4. mastitises
  5. mastives
  6. mastless
  7. mastlike
  8. mastlin
  9. mastman
  10. mastmen
  11. Mastny

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