mizzenmast
The Belgian barquentine Mercator shown here has three masts: a square-rigged foremast on the left, a fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast in the middle, and a fore-and-aft-rigged mizzenmast on the right.
Meaning
Noun
- The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more masts.
- The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.
Related
Similar words
Origin
- mizzen + mast
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