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miz⋅zen⋅mast

  [miz-uhn-mast, -mahst; Naut. miz-uhn-muhst]
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–noun Nautical.
1. the third mast from forward in a vessel having three or more masts.
2. the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy; jiggermast.
Also, miz⋅en⋅mast.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME meson mast. See mizzen, mast 1
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miz·zen·mast or miz·en·mast   (mĭz'ən-məst, -māst')   
n.  The third mast or the mast aft of a mainmast on a ship having three or more masts.
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