mizzen

or miz·en

[ miz-uhn ]

/ ˈmɪz ən /

Nautical

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mizzen ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.Compare crossjack, spanker (def. 1a).

mizzenmast.

adjective

of or relating to a mizzenmast.

noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast.

noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mizzen lower mast or some specified upper mast of a mizzenmast: mizzen topmast stay.

Origin of mizzen

1375–1425; late Middle English meson, mesan, probably <Italian mezzana

Words nearby mizzen

Mizoguchi, Mizoram, Mizrachi, mizrah, mizuna, mizzen, mizzenmast, mizzle, mizzy maze, M.J., Mjolnir

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Example sentences from the Web for mizzen

We laid him in the bottom of the boat and covered him with the mizzen sail.
Carette of Sark|John Oxenham
How frequently you see a yawl on the wind with her mizzen all a-shiver.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day
The studding sails were hauled in, and the main royal and fore and mizzen top-gallant sails furled.
Jack in the Forecastle|John Sherburne Sleeper
All night the Agra showed three lights at her mizzen peak for him, and kept a sharp lookout.
Sea Stories|Various

The fore and main tops are sent up from abaft, and the mizzen from forward.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana

British Dictionary definitions for mizzen

mizzen

mizen

nautical

noun

a sail set on a mizzenmast

short for mizzenmast

adjective

of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmasta mizzen staysail

Word Origin for mizzen

C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle

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单词	mizzen
释义	mizzen or miz·en [ miz-uhn ] / ˈmɪz ən / Nautical SEE SYNONYMS FOR mizzen ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.Compare crossjack, spanker (def. 1a). mizzenmast. adjective of or relating to a mizzenmast. noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mizzen lower mast or some specified upper mast of a mizzenmast: mizzen topmast stay. Origin of mizzen 1375–1425; late Middle English meson, mesan, probably <Italian mezzana Words nearby mizzen Mizoguchi, Mizoram, Mizrachi, mizrah, mizuna, mizzen, mizzenmast, mizzle, mizzy maze, M.J., Mjolnir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mizzen We laid him in the bottom of the boat and covered him with the mizzen sail. Carette of Sark\|John Oxenham How frequently you see a yawl on the wind with her mizzen all a-shiver. On Yachts and Yacht Handling\|Thomas Fleming Day The studding sails were hauled in, and the main royal and fore and mizzen top-gallant sails furled. Jack in the Forecastle\|John Sherburne Sleeper All night the Agra showed three lights at her mizzen peak for him, and kept a sharp lookout. Sea Stories\|Various The fore and main tops are sent up from abaft, and the mizzen from forward. The Seaman's Friend\|Richard Henry Dana British Dictionary definitions for mizzen mizzen mizen nautical noun a sail set on a mizzenmast short for mizzenmast adjective of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmasta mizzen staysail Word Origin for mizzen C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mizzen hinder, last, reverse, behind, rearward, hind, posterior, tail, stern, following, postern, aft, after, astern, backward, hindmost, rearmost, dorsal, retral
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mizzen

or miz·en

noun

adjective

Origin of mizzen

Words nearby mizzen

Example sentences from the Web for mizzen

British Dictionary definitions for mizzen

mizen

noun

adjective

Word Origin for mizzen

Words related to mizzen