(after and shorter mast of a yawl or ketch)

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• Mast (sailing) — Sails on a small ship as seen from below The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the …   Wikipedia

• mizzenmast — miz•zen•mast or miz•en•mast [[t]ˈmɪz ənˌmæst, ˌmɑst[/t]] naut. [[t] məst[/t]] n. 1) naut. the third mast from forward in a vessel having three or more masts 2) naut. the after and shorter mast of a yawl or ketch; jiggermast • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

• Mizzenmast — Miz zen*mast, n. (Naut.) the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy. Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in some dictionaries it is the last mast …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sailboat design and manufacturing — this article attempts to give an overview of the design and manufacturing of sailboat and the evolution of this industry . Details should be found and contributed through linked articlesEarly sailing vesselsEgyptian, Phoenician, Greek, and Roman… …   Wikipedia

• mizzen — noun 1. third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy • Syn: ↑mizzenmast, ↑mizenmast, ↑mizen • Hypernyms: ↑mast 2. fore and aft sail set on the mizzenmast • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• mizzenmast — /miz euhn mast , mahst /; Naut. /miz euhn meuhst/, n. Naut. 1. the third mast from forward in a vessel having three or more masts. See illus. under quarterdeck. 2. the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy; jiggermast. Also, mizenmast …   Universalium

• mizenmast — 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 • Syn: ↑mizzenmast, ↑mizzen, ↑mizen • Hypernyms: ↑mast …   Useful english dictionary

• mizzenmast — 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 • Syn: ↑mizenmast, ↑mizzen, ↑mizen • Hypernyms: ↑mast …   Useful english dictionary

• mizzenmast — /ˈmɪzənmast/ (say mizuhnmahst), / məst/ (say muhst) noun 1. the aftermost mast of a three masted vessel, or the third on a vessel with more than three masts. 2. the after and shorter of the two masts of a yawl or ketch. Also, mizenmast …  

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