mizzentop
mizzentop noun: a framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship.
Noun
mizzentop (plural mizzentops)
- A framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship
- […] the Compte de Provence, the enemies leading ship, put before the wind, having cut away her mizen-mast on account of taking fire in the mizen top.1761, Richard Owen Cambridge, An Account of the War in India Between the English and the French on the Coast of Coromandel, from the Year 1750 to the Year 1761, Second edition, London: T. Jefferys...
- The naval action in front of the pedestal exhibits the situation of the fleet towards the conclusion of the battle, when the hero was mortally wounded by a shot from the mizen-top of a seventy-four, with which ship the Victory appears to be closely engaged.1811, T. O. Churchill, The Life of Lord Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, &c, London: Harrison & Leigh, page 145
Forms of mizzentop
| plural | mizzentops |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mizen-top |
| alternative form | mizen top |
| alternative form | mizzen-top |
| alternative form | mizzen top |
Origin of mizzentop
From mizzen + top (nautical sense).
Words formed from mizzentop
Questions about mizzentop
- What does mizzentop mean?
- Mizzentop means a framework and platform at the top of the lower mizzenmast of a sailing ship.
- What part of speech is mizzentop?
- Mizzentop is a noun.
- What is the plural of mizzentop?
- The plural of mizzentop is mizzentops.
Words near mizzentop in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mizzentop (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “mizzentop.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/mizzentop. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.