mizzen
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈmɪzən/
- Specialized
:
mesana
- All of our sailing yachts have been equipped with some form of riding sail, either mizzen or "backstaysail" (a sail attached to the backstay on a single-sticker).
- mizzen boom
Examples
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Victory, like all ships of the line, was ship rigged, meaning she had three masts, A foremast main mast and mizzen mast, and a bowsprit.
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MIZZEN BOOM, MIZZEN HALYARD WINCH.
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The mizzen ropes need the support.
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Man the mizzen top-sail sheets.
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Loose that mizzen topsail, lively!
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Hail the mizzen and trim the mainsail.
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Today, we spent most of the day "wing on wing," meaning that our two large sails, the main and the mizzen, were deployed one to each side, like the wings of a butterfly.
Blog text (7) -
"I’m gonna slit you from jib to mizzen," he hissed.
Fiction book (1992) -
The crew adjusted the rigging on the mizzen to improve the ship's balance while sailing.
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He climbed to the top of the mizzen to help unfurl the sail for better wind catch.
Synonyms
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9.9
A tall pole at the back of a sailing ship that holds sails, usually the third
A shorter mast near the back of a sailing ship, often the third from the front
A small mast near the back of a sailing boat
A small mast at the back of a sailing boat that holds a sail
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mizzen comes from an old word mesana meaning 'middle'. That's why a mizzen is the mast near the rear or the third mast on a three-masted ship.