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Definition of mizzen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mizzen

noun
 
/ˈmɪzn/
 
/ˈmɪzn/
(also mizen)
(specialist)
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  1. (also mizzenmast
     
    /ˈmɪznmɑːst/
     
    /ˈmɪznmæst/
    )
     the mast of a ship that is behind the main mast
  2. (also mizzensail
     
    /ˈmɪznseɪl/
     
    /ˈmɪznseɪl/
    )
     a sail on the mizzen of a shipTopics Transport by waterc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Italian mezzana ‘mizzensail’, feminine (used as a noun) of mezzano ‘middle’, from Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’.
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