|
|
1. (n.) mizzen
a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
2. (adj.) mizzen
of or pertaining to the mizzenmast.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME, prob. &indirdesc; It mezzana)
|
| Definition of 'mizzen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen
third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
2. (noun) mizzen, mizen
fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
|
| Definition of 'mizzen' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (adj) mizzen
hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc
2. (noun) mizzen
the hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'mizzen' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of mizzen 
