Meaning

3 senses
  1. The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.

    Achtermast, Besanmast, Hintermast

    биза́нь-ма́чтаbizánʹ-máčta

    third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

  2. The third-foremost mast on a ship having more than three masts.

  3. The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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nautical: aftmost mast:

Origin

From mizzen + mast.

From mizzen + mast.

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Forms

plural: mizzenmasts

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in 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:mizenmastmizzenmizen

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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