mastless

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæstləs/

Etymology 1

mast (“tall, slim post or tower”) +‎ -less

Adjective

mastless (not comparable)

Without a mast.
a mastless ship

Etymology 2

mast (“fruit of forest-trees”) +‎ -less

Adjective

mastless (not comparable)

Bearing no mast (fruit of a tree).
a mastless oak or beech
- 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  mastless oak

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