mizenmast

A noun referring to the third mast from the bow in a vessel with three or more masts, or the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le troisième mât depuis la proue sur un navire à trois mâts ou plus, ou le mât arrière et plus court sur un yawl, un ketch ou un dandy.

1. Third mast from the bow C2 formal

   The third mast from the front (bow) on a ship that has three or more masts.

   • The crew secured the sails on the mizenmast before the storm.
   • On a three-masted ship, the mizenmast is located aft of the mainmast.
   • The mizenmast on a yawl is shorter than the mainmast.

   🇫🇷mât d'artimon

   Synonymes: mizenmizzen

2. After mast on smaller vessels C2 formal

   The shorter mast located behind the mainmast on a yawl, ketch, or dandy.

   • The ketch's mizenmast helps balance the sail plan.
   • On a yawl, the mizenmast is stepped far aft.
   • The dandy's mizenmast is smaller than its mainmast.

   🇫🇷Mât d'artimon

   Synonymes: jiggerjiggermastmizzen