mizzen

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Mizzenmast.
2. A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.

Adj

Hindmost; nearest the stern.

Concepts

artimon

mât d’artimon

Synonymes

mizen

mizzenmast

mizenmast

mizzen course

Traductions

di mezzana

mastro de ré

mastro de mezena

ιστός της πρύμης

οπίσθιος ιστός

mezzana

vela di mezzana

albero di mezzana

bezaansmast

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪ.zən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median.