noun
definition
Mizzenmast.
definition
A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
adjective
definition
Hindmost; nearest the stern.
example
the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
Examples of mizzen in a Sentence
The original sailing rig is a large balanced lug foresail with a small mizzen, but a gunter sloop rig is now also available.
At 1.45pm the " Neptune " brought down bother the " Bucentaure's " main and mizzen masts.
Detail on the Bedford seal is hard to distinguish but both ships clearly had a square rigged mainmast and a lateen mizzen.
Flying jibs on bowsprits, mizzen staysails, square sails, you name it, one of our members has tried it.
Another impeccably written adventure, by the end of which you should be able to identify a mizzen topsail in your sleep.
The mizzen mast thwart and the teak transom board have been selected to show how the coating has performed a year after application.