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mizenenUK
miz·zen or miz·en M0354800 (mĭz′ən)n. Nautical 1. A fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.2. A mizzenmast.
[Middle English mesan, from Old French misaine, Old Spanish mezana or Old Italian mezzana, all ultimately from Latin mediānus, of the middle, from medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]
miz′zen adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mizen - third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandymizenmast, mizzen, mizzenmastmast - a vertical spar for supporting sails | | 2. | mizen - fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmastmizzenfore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
mizenenUK
Synonyms for mizennoun third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more mastsSynonyms- mizenmast
- mizzen
- mizzenmast
Related Wordsnoun fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmastSynonymsRelated Words |