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mizzen-mast

mizzen-mast is the alternative form 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 mizzen-mast

pluralmizzen-masts

Questions about mizzen-mast

What is mizzen-mast the alternative form of?
Mizzen-mast is the alternative form of mizzenmast.

Words near mizzen-mast in the dictionary

  1. mizzen
  2. mizzen course
  3. mizzen courses
  4. mizzen top
  5. mizzen tops
  6. mizzen-mast
  7. mizzen-masts
  8. mizzen-top
  9. mizzen-top man
  10. mizzen-top men
  11. mizzen-tops

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