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Definition of mizzen noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mizzen

noun

(also mizen) noun

NAmE//ˈmɪzn//

(technology)

1(also mizzenmast

NAmE//ˈmɪznˌmæst//

) the mast of a ship that is behind the main mast

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2(also mizzensail

NAmE//ˈmɪznˌseɪl//

) a sail on the mizzen of a ship

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