mizzenmast
English
/ˈmɪz.ənˌmɑːst/, /ˈmɪz.ənˌmæst/
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more masts.
- (nautical) The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.
Etymology
Compound from English mizzen + English mast (fodder for swine and other animals, slim post tower, tall, nuts, fruit of forest-trees, relating to the breasts).
Origin
English
mast
Gloss
fodder for swine and other animals, slim post tower, tall, nuts, fruit of forest-trees, relating to the breasts
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Cognates and derived terms
- beechmast English
- buckmast English
- demast English
- dismast English
- fore-mast English
- foremast English
- jiggermast English
- mainmast English
- mast English
- masted English
- mastful English
- masthead English
- masthouse English
- mastless English
- mastlike English
- mastman English
- mastrope English
- masty English
- mizenmast English
- mizzen English
- mizzensail English
- mizzentop English
- neuromast English
- overmast English
- remast English
- supermast English
- topmast English
- unmast English
- mast Middle English
- misaine Middle French