mizzen mast

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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

• mizzen — miz|zen [ˈmızən] n 1.) also mizzen mast the ↑mast behind the main mast on a sailing ship 2.) also mizzen sail the main sail on a mizzen on a sailing ship …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mizzen — noun (C) 1 also mizzen mast the mast behind the main mast on a sailing ship 2 also mizzen sail the main sail set lengthways on a mizzen on a sailing ship …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mast — noun 1) a ship s mast Syn: spar, boom, yard, gaff, foremast, mainmast, topmast, mizzen mast, mizzen, royal mast 2) the mast on top of the building Syn: flagpole, flagstaff …   Thesaurus of popular words

• mizzen — (also mizen) ► NOUN 1) (also mizzenmast) the mast aft of a ship s mainmast. 2) (also mizzensail) a sail on a mizzenmast. ORIGIN from Italian mezzano middle …   English terms dictionary

• 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

• mast — Synonyms and related words: advocate, alpenstock, antenna tower, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, barbican, bare pole, bearer, belfry, bell tower, boom, bowsprit, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, bumpkin, buttress …   Moby Thesaurus

• mizzen — UK [ˈmɪz(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms mizzen : singular mizzen plural mizzens a) the sail behind the main sail on a ship b) mizzen or mizzenmast the mast that holds the mizzen sail …   English dictionary

• mizzen — miz|zen [ mızn ] noun count TECHNICAL the sail behind the main sail on a ship a. mizzen or mizzenmast the MAST that holds the mizzen sail …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pole, timber, upright, column, spar. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spar, pole, post, timber, trunk, Maypole, flagstaff; see also column 1 . Masts include: mainmast, foremast, mizzen, mizzenmast,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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