mizzensail

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mizzensail

  • /ˈmɪzənˌseɪl/
  • /ˈmɪzənsəl/

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From mizzen + sail.

noun mizzensails · mizzen sail

  1. A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.

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noun mizzenmast sail

Portuguêsmezena
Françaisartimon
DeutschBesansegel

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"mizzensail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mizzensail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mizzensail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mizzensail

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"mizzensail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mizzensail.

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@misc{mizzensail_2026,
  title = {mizzensail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mizzensail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}