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mizzensail

/ˈmɪzənˌseɪl/

mizzensail noun: a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.

Noun

mizzensail (plural mizzensails)

  1. A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
    • Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.2015, J. L. Ficks, J. E. Dugue, The Weeping Grounds

Forms of mizzensail

pluralmizzensails
alternative formmizzen sail

Origin of mizzensail

From mizzen + sail.

Questions about mizzensail

What does mizzensail mean?
Mizzensail means a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
What part of speech is mizzensail?
Mizzensail is a noun.
How do you pronounce mizzensail?
Mizzensail is pronounced /ˈmɪzənˌseɪl/.
What is the plural of mizzensail?
The plural of mizzensail is mizzensails.

Words near mizzensail in the dictionary

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

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