verb
- removes or breaks off the mast or masts of a ship
Usage: nautical; third person singular present tense
Examples
- The storm dismasts the sailing vessel completely.
- Heavy winds often dismast smaller boats in rough seas.
- The captain fears the hurricane will dismast his ship.
- Lightning dismasts the yacht during the fierce storm.
- The collision dismasts both vessels in the harbor.
- Strong gales regularly dismast ships in this region.