mastless

adj — 2 senses

mastless

adj

US /ˈmæstləs/

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

1

Without a mast.

a mastless ship

mastless

adj

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

1

Bearing no mast (fruit of a tree).

a mastless oak or beech
mastless oak1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

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