mizzen (redirected from mizens)

miz·zen or miz·en  (mzn)

n. Nautical

1. A fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast.

2. A mizzenmast.

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[Middle English mesan, from Old French misaine, Old Spanish mezana or Old Italian mezzana, all ultimately from Latin medinus, of the middle, from medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

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mizzen adj.

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mizzen, mizen [ˈmɪz^ən] Nautical

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a sail set on a mizzenmast

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) short for mizzenmast

adj

(Transport / Nautical Terms) of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmast a mizzen staysail

[from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mizzen - third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy mizen, mizenmast, mizzenmast mast - a vertical spar for supporting sails
	2.	mizzen - fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast mizen fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

Translations

mizzen [ˈmɪzn] N → mesana f