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CROSSJACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crossjack mean? 

CROSSJACK (noun)
  The noun CROSSJACK has 1 sense:

1. the lowermost sail on a mizzenmastplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CROSSJACK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The lowermost sail on a mizzenmast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

crossjack; mizzen course

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

canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)


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