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MIZZEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
Synonyms:
mizen; mizzen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mizzen" is a kind of...):
fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
Synonyms:
mizen; mizenmast; mizzen; mizzenmast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mizzen" is a kind of...):
mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
