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• mizzen — /miz euhn/, Naut. n. 1. a fore and aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Cf. crossjack, spanker (def. 1a). See diag. under ship. 2. mizzenmast. adj. 3. of or pertaining to a mizzenmast. 4. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a… …   Universalium

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• Driver (sail) — A driver is a kind of sail used on some sailboats. Smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square rigger, a driver is tied to the same spars. References v …   Wikipedia

• storm mizzen — noun : a triangular sail set on a temporary stay abaft the mizzen …   Useful english dictionary