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mizzentopmast

mizzentopmast noun: the mast section below the topgallant and above the mizzenmast.

Noun

mizzentopmast (plural mizzentopmasts)

  1. The mast section below the topgallant and above the mizzenmast.
    • If this cannot be done, brace the crossjack-yards to the wind, and, if necessary, send down the mizzentopmast and the crossjack-yard.1875, James Lees, Dana's Seamen's Friend
    • Without fear Mrs. Weldon saw Jack, in company with Dick Sand, spring out on the shrouds, climb to the top of the mizzenmast, or to the booms of the mizzentopmast, and come down again like an arrow the whole length of the backstays.1878, Jules Verne, Dick Sand

Forms of mizzentopmast

pluralmizzentopmasts

Questions about mizzentopmast

What does mizzentopmast mean?
Mizzentopmast means the mast section below the topgallant and above the mizzenmast.
What part of speech is mizzentopmast?
Mizzentopmast is a noun.
What is the plural of mizzentopmast?
The plural of mizzentopmast is mizzentopmasts.

Words near mizzentopmast in the dictionary

  1. mizzens
  2. mizzensail
  3. mizzensails
  4. mizzentop
  5. mizzentopman
  6. mizzentopmast
  7. mizzentopmasts
  8. mizzentopmen
  9. mizzentops
  10. mizzes
  11. mizzies

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