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bonaventure mizzen

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bon⋅a⋅ven⋅ture

  [bon-uh-ven-cher, bon-uh-ven-]
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–noun Nautical.
a mast fitted with a lateen sail (bonaventure mizzen) or lugsail, situated behind the mizzenmast at or near the stern, used in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Origin:
1490–1500; < It buonaventura lit., good luck. See bonus, venture
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