Definition of Mizzen

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.

Exact synonyms: Mizen, Mizenmast, Mizzenmast
Generic synonyms: Mast

2. Noun. Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.
Exact synonyms: Mizen
Generic synonyms: Fore-and-aft Sail

Definition of Mizzen

1. a. Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.

2. n. The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.

Definition of Mizzen

1. a type of sail [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mizzen

mixy
mix in
mix up
Miyagawanella
Miyagawa bodies
miz
mizen
mizenmast
mizenmasts
mizens
mizmaze
mizmazes
mizuna
mizunas
mizz
mizzen (current term)
mizzenmast
mizzenmasts
mizzens
mizzen course
mizzes
mizzle
mizzled
mizzles
mizzlier
mizzliest
mizzling
mizzlings
mizzly
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