unmasted
Lacking vertical poles
Unmasted describes a ship or boat that has lost its mast or masts, whether through storm damage, battle, or deliberate removal.
A vessel might be unmasted by heavy seas or enemy fire, leaving it unable to sail under canvas.
The term appears most often in nautical fiction and historical accounts: The unmasted hulk drifted helplessly toward the rocks.
Stripped of sailing poles
- crippledSeverely damaged or impaired
- disabledMade unable to function
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
broken · shattered · splintered · snapped · foundering · listing · capsized · adrift
Moving without purpose
- rudderlessLacking guidance or direction
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- becalmedLeft motionless by windlessness
- vulnerableOpen to attack
stranded · marooned · abandoned · derelict · immobilized · incapacitated · lost · aimless
Ropes controlling ship sails
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
- sparNautical support beam
- mainmastShip's central vertical spar
- foremastShip's frontmost vertical spar
mizzen · yardarm · boom · jib · gaff · bowsprit · topmast · shrouds
Severe sustained wind
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
cyclone · windstorm · nor'easter · monsoon · tornado · storm-swept · weather-beaten
dismasted
Stripped of sailing poles
battered · broken · shattered · splintered · snapped · foundering · listing · capsized · adrift · stranded
drifting
Moving without purpose
- rudderlessLacking guidance or direction
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- becalmedLeft motionless by windlessness
vulnerable · stranded · marooned · abandoned · derelict · immobilized · incapacitated · lost · aimless · directionless
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
foremast · mizzen · yardarm · boom · jib · gaff · bowsprit · topmast · shrouds · stay
gale
Severe sustained wind
hurricane · cyclone · windstorm · nor'easter · monsoon · tornado · storm-swept · weather-beaten
unmastedmasted
Having vertical sail supports
fully rigged · rigged · three-masted · two-masted · single-masted
unmastedfully rigged
Having complete sailing gear
rigged · seaworthy · fitted out · equipped