| NOUN | artifact | mizen, mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen | third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts |
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| artifact | mizen, mizzen | fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast |
| Sounds | may'zahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy. | |
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| Synonyms | mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen | |
| Broader | mast | A vertical spar for supporting sails |
| Spanish | mesana, mizenmast, palo de mesana | |
| Catalan | mizenmast | |
| Meaning | fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast. | |
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| Synonym | mizzen | |
| Broader | fore-and-aft sail | Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
| Spanish | mesana | |
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