单词 | unmasted |
释义 | unmastedadj. Of a ship: having no mast. Also figurative.In some uses: having no mast as a result of its removal or destruction; cf. unmast v. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > [adjective] > having lost tackle, rigging, or mast untackled1552 distackled1586 unriggeda1593 unmasted1669 dismasted1769 1669 tr. Duc de Guise Mem. iii. 287 This powerful Fleet would not contribute to the destruction of Spain, which had been infallible by taking or burning all its ships, which at its arrival were found at anchor, unarmed, and unmasted. 1720 J. Burchett Compl. Hist. Trans. at Sea v. xxviii. 751 He had an Account that there were in that Port the Ships following, viz. in the Basin fifteen of three Decks, and about twenty more from 30 to 50 Guns, but all unmasted. 1804 J. Larwood No Gun Boats 12 An unruddered, unmasted, unordonanced existence. 1875 Encycl. Brit. IV. 7/1 Unmasted turret ships, which have an all-round fire. 1946 Motor Boating Jan. 100/2 She is still a beautiful sight, despite her unmasted static condition as a cooks and bakers school. 2008 E. Catton Rehearsal (2010) viii. 170 The card was ever so slightly convex, shivering on its slim bowed back like a small unmasted ship lost at sea. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1669 |
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