2. Verb. To break the mast of a sailing ship in an accident ¹
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Definition of Demast
1. to strip masts from [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demast
Literary usage of Demast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1870)
"demast. THE LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE—In the September and February numbers of the
NATURALIST questions are asked about the Butcher Birds return- in!; ..."
2. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1879)
"But if before the irritation tho mean pressure was low, then the reverse takes
place. demast—" On the Action of Human Intestinal Juice. ..."
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