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mizzenmasts

mizzenmasts is the plural 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.

Questions about mizzenmasts

What is mizzenmasts the plural of?
Mizzenmasts is the plural of mizzenmast.

Words near mizzenmasts in the dictionary

  1. mizzen-top
  2. mizzen-top man
  3. mizzen-top men
  4. mizzen-tops
  5. mizzenmast
  6. mizzenmasts
  7. mizzens
  8. mizzensail
  9. mizzensails
  10. mizzentop
  11. mizzentopman

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