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mizzenenUK
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.mizzen (ˈmɪzən) nautical or mizenn1. (Nautical Terms) a sail set on a mizzenmast2. (Nautical Terms) short for mizzenmastadj (Nautical Terms) of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmast: a mizzen staysail. [C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle]miz•zen or miz•en (ˈmɪz ən)
n. 1. a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. 2. mizzenmast. adj. 3. of or pertaining to the mizzenmast. [1400–50; late Middle English, probably « Italian mezzana] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mizzen - third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandymizen, mizenmast, mizzenmastmast - a vertical spar for supporting sails | | 2. | mizzen - fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmastmizenfore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
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Synonyms for mizzennoun third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more mastsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmastSynonymsRelated Words |