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单词 mizzen-mast
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mizzen-mastn.

Brit. /ˈmɪznmɑːst/, /ˈmɪznmast/, /ˈmɪznməst/, U.S. /ˈmɪz(ə)nˌmæst/, /ˈmɪz(ə)nməst/
Forms: see mizzen n. and mast n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mizzen n., mast n.1
Etymology: < mizzen n. + mast n.1
Nautical.
On a ship with two or more masts: the mast aft of the mainmast.On a three-masted vessel the mainmast is nearer to the mizzen-mast than it is to the foremast.The mizzen-mast is the mast from which a rear admiral's flag is usually flown.
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1413–20 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 78 (MED) j Mesan Maste.
?1480 J. Balsall Purser's Acct. in Camden Misc. (1969) XXIII. 24 Ffor a myssyn mast.
1486 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 14 A Mayne Meson mast for the said Ship.
1505 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 86 Item,..for ane mozan mast and ane pege mast.
a1584 S. Borough in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) ii. 313 The Pinnesse bare her Myssen mast ouer boorde with flagge and all.
1613 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 10 223 The haill furnishing to the bark deburset in Orknay..for missan mast iij li.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iv. ix. 402/1 The English shipps haue..ouer the sterne, a Red square ensigne as large as the ship will giue liberty to Warble about without touching of the mizen mast.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iv. 161 To make a mizen-mast for the Wager.
1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 84 The mizen course and driver boom sail [are set] from the mizen mast.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 910/2 Cutch Dingee. These vessels are from 30 to 50 feet in length..some of them are decked wholly, others only abaft the mizen mast and a small part forward.
1895 R. Leighton Under Foeman's Flag xxi Her mizen-mast had been shot away in the battle.
1902 J. Conrad Heart of Darkness i, in Youth 52 Marlow sat cross-legged..leaning against the mizzenmast.
1955 C. N. Longridge Anat. Nelson's Ships i. i. 21 There were ten to a dozen cant frames at each end of the ship, starting from the level of the foremast and mizenmast respectively.
1990 Small Boat Jrnl. Jan. 19/3 Cockpit tangle can further be reduced by installing an autopilot behind the mizzen mast so it pushes on the crossbar of the yoke.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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