MIZENMAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mizenmast mean? 

• MIZENMAST (noun)
  The noun MIZENMAST has 1 sense:

1. third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

  Familiarity information: MIZENMAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIZENMAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mizen; mizenmast; mizzen; mizzenmast

Hypernyms ("mizenmast" is a kind of...):

mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)