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Mizzenmast

//ˈmɪz.ənˌmæst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
  2. 2
    third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy wordnet
  3. 3
    The third-foremost mast on a ship having more than three masts.
  4. 4
    The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.

Etymology

From mizzen + mast.

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