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    mizzenmast
    [ noun ]
    third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
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    Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)
    the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
    masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.

    Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in
    some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted
    vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast of
    a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.
    [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

    Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. m[ae]st, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
    mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
    1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
    spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
    sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
    several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
    hollow pillar of iron or steel.

    The tallest pine
    Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
    Of some great ammiral. --Milton.

    Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},
    {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made
    of separate spars.

    2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.

    3. (A["e]ronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or
    guys are attached for stiffening purposes.
    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

    {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and
    {Before}.

    {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.

    {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
    edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
    raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
    making a made mast. See {Made}.

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