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Mizzen

Mizzen Meaning & Definition
Mizzen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mizzen?

[n] fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
[n] third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mizzen: mizen | mizenmast | mizzenmast

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See Also | fore-and-aft sail | mast

Mizzen In Webster's Dictionary

\Miz"zen\, a. [It. mezzana, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half: cf. F. misaine foresail. See {Mezzo}.] (Naut.) Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
\Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.) The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.

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