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French
Etymology
From démâter + -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ma.taʒ/ ~ /de.mɑ.taʒ/
Noun
démâtage m (plural démâtages)
- unmasting, demasting, dismasting
- Synonym: démâtement
- Antonym: mâtage
1836, Jules Lecomte, Chroniques de la marine française, page 347:Ce feu eût pu, par le démâtage ou par le dégréement de quelques uns de ses navires, arrêté l’évolution aggressive de cette flotte.- That shot could, by the unmasting or unrigging of some of its ships, have halted the aggressive advancement of this fleet.
2009, Jean-Louis Vincent, Quatre mers et deux océans, page 240:Après le démâtage, j’ai tout de suite pensé à l’assurance: pas assuré, pas remboursé.- After the unmasting, I immediately thought about the insurance: not insured, not reimbursed.
2015, François Bellec, Le testament de Lapérouse, page 80:Ils découvrirent de loin le démâtage de la frégate, d’où ne se dressaient plus que le bas mât de misaine et le beaupré.- They discovered from afar the unmasting of the frigate, from which no more than the lower foremast and the bowsprit stood.
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