mizzen yard

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• Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• mizzen — Dandy Dan dy (d[a^]n d[y^]), n.; pl. {Dandies} (d[a^]n d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.] 1. One who affects special finery or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Blue at the Mizzen — Infobox Book | name = Blue at the Mizzen image caption = First edition cover author = Patrick O Brian country = United Kingdom language = English cover artist = Geoff Hunt series = Aubrey Maturin series genre = Historical novel publisher = Harper …   Wikipedia

• miz|zen-top|gal|lant yard — miz|zen top|gal|lant mast, miz|zen top|gal|lant sail, miz|zen top|gal|lant yard «MIHZ uhn top GAL uhnt; Nautical MIHZ uhn tuh GAL uhnt», the mast, sail, yard, etc., on the mizzen topmast, mizzen topsail, topsail yard …   Useful english dictionary

• miz|zen-roy|al yard — miz|zen roy|al mast, miz|zen roy|al sail, miz|zen roy|al yard «MIHZ uhn ROY uhl», the mast, sail, yard, etc., near the top of the mizzenmast of a square rigged vessel next above the mizzen topgallant mast, sail, yard …   Useful english dictionary

• miz|zen|yard — «MIHZ uhn YAHRD», noun. the yard holding the mizzen on the lower section of the mizzenmast of a square rigged vessel; crossjack yard …   Useful english dictionary

• miz|zen-top|yard — miz|zen top|sail or miz|zen top|yard «MIHZ uhn TOP SAYL; Nautical MIHZ uhn TOP suhl», the sail or yard, or either of two sails or yards, on the mizzen top …   Useful english dictionary

• Course (sail) — Illustration of the foremast of the Stavros S Niarchos. The course sail is the lowermost sail. In sailing, a course is the lowermost sail on a mast. This term is used predominantly in the plural to describe the lowest sails on a square rigged… …   Wikipedia

• Armed ship — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• General ship — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English