mizzenmast Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
    mizzen; mizenmast; mizen.

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Miz"zen*mast noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a yawl-rigged vessel.

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