mizzen

/'mizn/ Cách viết khác : (mizzen) /'mizn/

Thân thiện

The sailor adjusts the mizzen to catch the wind.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast: The "mizzen" is a specific type of triangular or quadrilateral sail rigged behind the mainmast on certain sailing vessels.
   • 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: The "mizzen" can also refer to the mast itself, which is typically the rearmost and often the shortest mast on ships with multiple masts or on specific two-masted boats.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Sail):
  • The sailor trimmed the mizzen to help balance the ship.
  • In strong winds, they reefed the mizzen to reduce heel.
• Noun (Mast):
  • The ketch is easily identified by its shorter mizzen located aft of the mainmast.
  • They repaired the rigging on the mizzen after the storm.

Advanced Usage

• "Mizzen staysail": A light, often triangular sail set forward of the mizzenmast on a stay, used on schooners and ketches in light winds.
  • They set the mizzen staysail to catch the faint breeze.
• "Jigger": An informal, historical synonym for the mizzenmast or mizzen sail on a four-masted vessel.
  • On the old barquentine, the aftermost mast was called the jigger.

Variants and Related Words

• Mizzenmast (n): The specific term for the mast on which the mizzen sail is set.
  • The mizzenmast on a yawl is stepped aft of the rudder post.
• Mizzensail (n): A less common, full term for the mizzen sail.
  • He checked the lines securing the mizzensail.

Synonyms

• Jigger (n): (Nautical, historical) A term for the aftermost mast and its sail, especially on certain multi-masted ships.
• Spanker (n): (Nautical) On a square-rigged ship, a fore-and-aft sail set on the after side of the mizzenmast; sometimes used loosely as a synonym in specific contexts.

Related Phrases

• To set the mizzen: To hoist and adjust the mizzen sail.
  • The captain ordered the crew to set the mizzen.
• Mizzen rigging: The collective term for the wires and ropes supporting the mizzenmast.
  • Inspecting the mizzen rigging is part of the pre-voyage checklist.

Related Idioms

• "To sail under mizzen and jib": An idiom describing sailing with minimal canvas, often in heavy weather or for easy handling.
  • As the gale approached, they decided to sail under mizzen and jib for safety.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
2. 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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