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Noun: mizzenmast  'mi-zun,mãst
  1. 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 sailor climbed the mizzenmast to adjust the sail";
    - mizenmast, mizzen, mizen

Derived forms: mizzenmasts

Type of: mast

Encyclopedia: Mizzenmast