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mizenmast

mizenmast is the alternative spelling of mizzenmast.

Meaning of mizzenmast

Noun

mizzenmast (plural mizzenmasts)

  1. The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
  2. The third-foremost mast on a ship having more than three masts.
  3. The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.

Forms of mizenmast

pluralmizenmasts

Origin of mizenmast

From mizen + mast.

Questions about mizenmast

What is mizenmast the alternative spelling of?
Mizenmast is the alternative spelling of mizzenmast.

Words near mizenmast in the dictionary

  1. mizen-top
  2. mizen-top man
  3. mizen-top men
  4. mizen-tops
  5. mizenkei
  6. mizenmast
  7. mizenmasts
  8. mizens
  9. Mizer
  10. mizeria
  11. Mizers

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