Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mizzenmast"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
--Milton.
Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},
{mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made
of separate spars.
2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
{Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and
{Before}.
{Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.
{Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
making a made mast. See {Made}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)
The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a
yawl-rigged vessel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mizzenmast
n : third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or
dandy [syn: {mizenmast}, {mizzen}, {mizen}]
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