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/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

mizzenmast (plural mizzenmasts)

(nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship.
(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

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)
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