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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Hindmost; nearest the stern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Mizzenmast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Mizzensail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mizen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fore-and-aft sail
noun
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mast
History
From Middle English mesan, meseyn, myson, from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median.
