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Definition of mizzen in English: mizzen(also mizen) noun ˈmɪz(ə)nˈmɪzən 1The mast aft of a ship's mainmast. Example sentencesExamples - Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail, was changed to accommodate the more modern rig.
- His square-rigged ship with the cross and bones flying from the mizzenmast was a feared sight in the eyes of captains of merchant barques.
- The crew had formed a circle on the deck around the mizzenmast and the captain, whose back was turned to her.
- The Ocean Gypsy didn't have a mizzen - she was one-masted!
- Heading aft towards the stern, we found the mizzenmast collapsed, which was why it had not shown up on the sonar.
Synonyms spar, boom, yard, gaff, foremast, mainmast, topmast, mizzenmast, royal mast 2A sail on the mizzenmast of a ship, in particular the lowest sail on the mizzenmast of a square-rigged sailing ship. Example sentencesExamples - Sure, you need to be able to tell the contemporary equivalent of a fore topgallant from a mizzen topsail, but that's what all those seminars and lectures are for.
- On the side farthest from him was the French vessel, ‘Redoubtable’, its mizzen top garnished with sharpshooters about 15 metres from the Admiral.
- Bellerophon's main topmast had been shot away and her mizzen topmast was in a precarious state.
- A gust of wind hit them as the mizzensail was unfurled, followed by the mainsail and the foresail.
Origin Late Middle English: from Italian mezzana 'mizzensail', feminine (used as a noun) of mezzano 'middle', from Latin medianus (see median). Rhymes arisen, grison, imprison, prison, risen, uprisen Definition of mizzen in US English: mizzen(also mizen) nounˈmizənˈmɪzən 1The mast aft of a ship's mainmast. Example sentencesExamples - His square-rigged ship with the cross and bones flying from the mizzenmast was a feared sight in the eyes of captains of merchant barques.
- Heading aft towards the stern, we found the mizzenmast collapsed, which was why it had not shown up on the sonar.
- The crew had formed a circle on the deck around the mizzenmast and the captain, whose back was turned to her.
- The Ocean Gypsy didn't have a mizzen - she was one-masted!
- Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail, was changed to accommodate the more modern rig.
Synonyms spar, boom, yard, gaff, foremast, mainmast, topmast, mizzenmast, royal mast 2The lowest sail on a mizzenmast. Example sentencesExamples - On the side farthest from him was the French vessel, ‘Redoubtable’, its mizzen top garnished with sharpshooters about 15 metres from the Admiral.
- Sure, you need to be able to tell the contemporary equivalent of a fore topgallant from a mizzen topsail, but that's what all those seminars and lectures are for.
- A gust of wind hit them as the mizzensail was unfurled, followed by the mainsail and the foresail.
- Bellerophon's main topmast had been shot away and her mizzen topmast was in a precarious state.
Origin Late Middle English: from Italian mezzana ‘mizzensail’, feminine (used as a noun) of mezzano ‘middle’, from Latin medianus (see median). |