Meanings
nounmizzenmast (plural mizzenmasts)
plural mizzenmasts · alternative mizzen-mast · alternative mizenmast
- nauticalThe aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
- nauticalThe third-foremost mast on a ship having more than three masts.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthird mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
Broader
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian бизан
- бизан (bizan)nautical: aftmost mast
Catalan mitjana, arbre de mitjana
- mitjananautical: aftmost mast
- arbre de mitjananautical: aftmost mast
Chinese Mandarin 後桅 /后桅
- 後桅 /后桅nautical: aftmost mast
Czech zadní stěžeň
- zadní stěžeňnautical: aftmost mast
Danish mesanmast
- mesanmastnautical: aftmost mast
Dutch bezaansmast
- bezaansmastnautical: aftmost mast
Finnish mesaani, mesaanimasto
- mesaaninautical: aftmost mast
- mesaanimastonautical: aftmost mast
French artimon, mât d'artimon
- artimonnautical: aftmost mast
- mât d'artimonnautical: aftmost mast
German Achtermast, Besanmast
- Achtermastnautical: aftmost mast
- Besanmastnautical: aftmost mast
- Hintermastnautical: aftmost mast
- Kreuzmastnautical: aftmost mast
Hebrew תֹּרֶן אֲחוֹרִי
- תֹּרֶן אֲחוֹרִי (toren akhori)nautical: aftmost mast
Hungarian tatárbóc
- tatárbócnautical: aftmost mast
Irish crann deiridh
- crann deiridhnautical: aftmost mast
Italian mezzanella, albero di mezzana
- mezzanellanautical: aftmost mast
- albero di mezzananautical: aftmost mast
Polish bezanmaszt
- bezanmasztnautical: aftmost mast
Portuguese mastro de ré, mastro de mezena
- mastro de rénautical: aftmost mast
- mastro de mezenanautical: aftmost mast
Russian биза́нь-ма́чта
- биза́нь-ма́чта (bizánʹ-máčta)nautical: aftmost mast
Scottish Gaelic crann-deiridh
- crann-deiridhnautical: aftmost mast
Spanish palo de mesana
- palo de mesananautical: aftmost mast
Turkish mizana direği
- mizana direğinautical: aftmost mast
Welsh hwylbren y llyw, hwylbren ôl
- hwylbren y llywnautical: aftmost mast
- hwylbren ôlnautical: aftmost mast
Cite this entry
APA
mizzenmast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizzenmast
MLA
“mizzenmast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizzenmast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mizzenmast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizzenmast.
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