mizzensail

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English

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Etymology

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mizzen +‎ sail

Noun

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mizzensail (plural mizzensails)

  1. (nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
    • 2015, J. L. Ficks, J. E. Dugue, The Weeping Grounds[1]:
      Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.