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Dismasting

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

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verb
  1. 1

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

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which a ship is dismasted.

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WordDefinition
hulksnoun(nautical) (by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
dismastmentnounThe loss or removal of a ship's mast.
dismantlingnounThe act by which something is dismantled.
dismountingverbThe act of one who dismounts.
dismantlementnounThe act of dismantling; disassembly.
dismemberingnounThe act or process whereby something is dismembered.
dismembermentnoun(countable) The act of dismembering.
disenchantmentnounThe act of disenchanting or the state of being disenchanted.
knockdownnounAn act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
disbenchmentnounThe act of disbenching.
dislodgingverbThe act by which something is dislodged.
undockingnounThe process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
disassemblynounThe process of disassembling.
dismountverb(ambitransitive) To (cause to) get off (something).
disbandmentnounThe act of disbanding
disbarringverbA disbarment.
disarticulationnounSome amputations: where a joint is disarticulated: e.g. knee, hip, elbow or shoulder disarticulation.
wreckingverbThe act by which something is wrecked.
derailingnounThe act by which something is derailed.
disbandingnounA disbandment.

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