mizzen
or miz·en
[ miz-uh n ]
/ ˈmɪz ən /
noun
a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.Compare crossjack, spanker(def 1a).
adjective
of or relating to a mizzenmast.
noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast.
noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mizzen lower mast or some specified upper mast of a mizzenmast: mizzen topmast stay.
Words nearby mizzen
Origin of mizzen
1375–1425; late Middle English meson, mesan, probably < Italian mezzana
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mizzen
mizen
nautical
noun
a sail set on a mizzenmast
short for mizzenmast
adjective
of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmasta mizzen staysail
Word Origin for mizzen
C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle
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