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Word: Mizzen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Italian mezzana ‘mizzensail’, feminine (used as a noun) of mezzano ‘middle’, from Latin medianus (see median)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmɪzn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the mast aft of a ship's mainmast.
Short Definition:mast aft of ship's mainmast
Definition:
a sail on the mizzenmast of a ship, in particular the lowest sail on the mizzenmast of a square-rigged sailing ship
Short Definition:sail on mizzenmast of ship
Examples:- mizzen yard
Variant Forms:
- mizen
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