Mizenmast (Noun)
Meaning
Third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The mizenmast stood tall and proud on the old sailing ship, its sails billowing in the wind.
- As the sun set over the horizon, the crew busied themselves on the deck, tightening the ropes around the mizenmast.
- In the distance, the outline of a ketch could be seen, its smaller mizenmast rising above the larger mainmast.
- As the storm raged on, the sailor clung tightly to the mizenmast, praying that it would hold fast.
- From the crow's nest on the mizenmast, the lookout spotted a school of dolphins playing in the ship's wake.