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mizzenmast


miz·zen·mast

noun \-ˌmast, -məst\

Definition of MIZZENMAST

: the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
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First Known Use of MIZZENMAST

15th century

Rhymes with MIZZENMAST

acid-fast, captain's mast, chiliast, cineast, colorfast, flabbergast, fore-topmast, hard-and-fast, main-topmast, opencast, overcast, pederast, phase-contrast, plaster cast, rebroadcast, scholiast, simulcast, telecast, weathercast

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