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mizzen
A เกี่ยวกับ mizzenmast
mizzenmast
N กระโดง เรือ ที่ 3 จาก ด้านหน้า เรือ mizenmast
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MIZZEN
n.miz'n. In sea-language, the aftermost of the fixed sails of a ship, extended sometimes by a gaff, and sometimes by a yard which crosses the mast obliquely.
MIZZEN-MAST
n.The mast which supports the after-sails, and stands nearest to the stern.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MIZZEN
Miz "zen, a. Etym: [It. mezzana, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half: cf. F. misaine foresail. See Mezzo. ] (Naut. )
Defn: Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
MIZZEN
MIZZEN Miz "zen, n. (Naut. )
Defn: The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.
MIZZENMAST
MIZZENMAST Miz "zen *mast, n. (Naut. )
Defn: The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a yawl-rigged vessel.
New American Oxford Dictionary
mizzen
miz zen |ˈmizən ˈmɪzən |(also mizen ) ▶noun 1 (also mizzenmast ) the mast aft of a ship's mainmast. 2 (also mizzensail ) the lowest sail on a mizzenmast. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Italian mezzana ‘mizzensail, ’ feminine (used as a noun ) of mezzano ‘middle, ’ from Latin medianus (see median ).
Oxford Dictionary
mizzen
mizzen |ˈmɪz (ə )n |(also mizen ) ▶noun 1 (also mizzenmast ) the mast aft of a ship's mainmast. 2 (also mizzensail ) a sail on the mizzenmast of a ship, in particular the lowest sail on the mizzenmast of a square-rigged sailing ship. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Italian mezzana ‘mizzensail ’, feminine (used as a noun ) of mezzano ‘middle ’, from Latin medianus (see median ).
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