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MIZZEN COURSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mizzen course mean?
• MIZZEN COURSE (noun)
The noun MIZZEN COURSE has 1 sense:
1. the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast
Familiarity information: MIZZEN COURSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lowermost sail on a mizzenmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crossjack; mizzen course
Hypernyms ("mizzen course" 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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