dismast

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ mast.

Verb

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

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

Translations

to break off the mast of a ship

• French: démâter (fr)
• Hebrew: מוֹטֵט תֹּרֶן m (motet toren)
• Ido: desmastizar (io)
• Italian: disalberare (it)
• Spanish: desarbolar (es)