Having had the mast or masts removed or broken off, as a ship.
Past participle of demast, formed with -ed. From de- + mast, describing the resulting state of a ship.
Reading ship logs from the Age of Sail, 'demasted' appears as a dreaded word—a demasted ship in the middle of the ocean was often a death sentence for the crew unless rescue came quickly.
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