mizzenmast

See also: mizzen-mast

English

WOTD – 1 May 2009

The Belgian barquentine Mercator shown here has three masts: a square-rigged foremast on the left, a fore-and-aft-rigged mainmast in the middle, and a fore-and-aft-rigged mizzenmast on the right.

Alternative forms

• mizzen-mast, mizenmast

Etymology

mizzen +‎ mast

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪz.ənˌmɑːst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪz.ənˌmæst/

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Noun

mizzenmast (plural mizzenmasts)

1. (nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
2. (nautical) The third-foremost mast on a ship having more than three masts.
3. (nautical) The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl.

Synonyms

• mizzen

Translations

nautical: aftmost mast

• Asturian: palu de mesana m
• Bulgarian: бизан m (bizan)
• Catalan: mitjana (ca) f, arbre de mitjana m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 後桅／后桅 (zh)

• Czech: zadní stěžeň m
• Danish: mesanmast c
• Dutch: bezaansmast (nl) m
• Finnish: mesaani, mesaanimasto
• French: artimon (fr) m, mât d’artimon (fr) m
• German: Achtermast m, Besanmast (de) m, Hintermast m, Kreuzmast m
• Hebrew: תֹּרֶן אֲחוֹרִי (he) m (toren akhori)
• Hungarian: tatárbóc
• Irish: crann deiridh m
• Italian: mezzanella f, albero di mezzana m
• Norman: artimon m
• Polish: bezanmaszt (pl) m
• Portuguese: mastro de ré m, mastro de mezena m
• Russian: биза́нь-ма́чта (ru) f (bizánʹ-máčta)
• Scottish Gaelic: crann-deiridh m
• Spanish: palo de mesana m

See also

• foremast
• mainmast
• jiggermast
• spankermast