Meaning

1 senses
  1. The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.

More definitions
  • any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From jigger + mast.

From jigger + mast.

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Forms

plural: jiggermasts

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl:jigger

Word family

4 related words

See also

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