Meanings
nounmizzensail (plural mizzensails)
plural mizzensails · alternative mizzen sail
- nauticalA fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.
2015, J. L. Ficks, J. E. Dugue, The Weeping Grounds
Origin
Translations
Finnish mesaani, mesaanipurje
- mesaanimizzenmast sail
- mesaanipurjemizzenmast sail
French artimon
- artimonmizzenmast sail
German Besansegel
- Besansegelmizzenmast sail
Polish bezan
- bezanmizzenmast sail
Portuguese mezena
- mezenamizzenmast sail
Turkish mizana yelkeni
- mizana yelkenimizzenmast sail
Cite this entry
APA
mizzensail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizzensail
MLA
“mizzensail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizzensail. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mizzensail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizzensail.
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