Thesaurus: mizzen

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1. a. Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
2. n. The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.
3. 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
4. n. fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
5. Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc. The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.
6. Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails,etc.
7. n. fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast