NOUN | artifact | mizzen, mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizen | third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts |
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artifact | mizzen, mizen | fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast |
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, mizen | |
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 | mizen | |
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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