"mastless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmæstləs/ [US]
Etymology: mast (“tall, slim post or tower”) + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mast|less|t1=tall, slim post or tower}} mast (“tall, slim post or tower”) + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mastless (not comparable)
  1. Without a mast. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mastless-en-adj-dMkEUC-a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmæstləs/ [US]
Etymology: mast (“fruit of forest-trees”) + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mast|less|t1=fruit of forest-trees}} mast (“fruit of forest-trees”) + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mastless (not comparable)
  1. Bearing no mast (fruit of a tree). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mastless-en-adj-jFl33oJQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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