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What does dismast mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word dismast? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, nautical) to break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire.
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From the heavy loss suffered in our ships, it may be concluded that in this battle the Dutch fired less to dismast than to kill.
Van Liew finished the 1998-1999 Around Alone challenge in third place despite a dismast leaving him with no mast, boom, rigging or sails.

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