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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 dandy
Familiarity information: MIZZENMAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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