Examples of mizzen in a Sentence
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2023
The deck is also uncluttered thanks to the reasonably sized captive winches, along with roller furling systems for the headsails and boomfurling for the mizzen and mainsails.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2022
To me, this ship has a history and a story in its own right,’’ 32-year-old Don Heminitz said the other day while at work on the mizzen shrouds, which to a landlubber like me are ropes that help support the masts.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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Noun
The owner’s favorite place to be is the aft deck, which has a projector installed on the mizzen boom for a home-cinema feel.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2023
The deck is also uncluttered thanks to the reasonably sized captive winches, along with roller furling systems for the headsails and boomfurling for the mizzen and mainsails.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2022
To me, this ship has a history and a story in its own right,’’ 32-year-old Don Heminitz said the other day while at work on the mizzen shrouds, which to a landlubber like me are ropes that help support the masts.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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“Mizzen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mizzen. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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mizzen
1 of 2 noun
miz·zen
variants
also mizen
1
: a fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
2
mizzen
2 of 2 adjective
variants
also mizen
: of or relating to the mizzenmast
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