mizzenmast

Meanings

Plural: mizzenmasts

Noun

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

Synonyms

mizen, mizenmast, mizzen

Related Words

foremast, jiggermast, mainmast, spankermast