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mizzenmast definition

miz·zen·mast (miz′ən mast′; naut., -məst)

noun

  1. the mast third from the bow in a ship with three or more masts
  2. the smaller, after mast in a ketch or yawl

Etymology: see mizzen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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