English to afrikaans meaning of

mizzen

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "mizzen" is die agterste seil op 'n drie-mas of groter seilvaartuig, gehys op die mizzenmas, wat die derde mas vanaf die boeg is. Die term "mizzen" kan ook verwys na die mas self of na enige tuig of toerusting wat verband hou met die agterste seil of mas.

Synonyms

  1. mizen

Sentence Examples

  1. Then we set the mizzen, main-topsail and the fore-topsail.
  2. Finding it was like to overblow, we took in our spritsail, and stood by to hand the foresail but making foul weather, we looked if the guns were all fast, and handed the mizzen.
  3. Men worked the yard, unfastening knots to unroll sails at the mizzen, the main, and the foresail.
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