Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mizen

2 senses of mizen

Sense 1
mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen -- (third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy)
       => mast -- (a vertical spar for supporting sails)

Sense 2
mizzen, mizen -- (fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast)
       => fore-and-aft sail -- (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)