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MIZZENMAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mizzenmast mean? 

MIZZENMAST (noun)
  The noun MIZZENMAST 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 dandyplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MIZZENMAST (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 ("mizzenmast" is a kind of...):

mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)


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