mizzensail

noun

mizzensail

noun

/ˈmɪzənˌseɪl/ · /ˈmɪzənsəl/

Etymology From mizzen + sail.

1

Nautical, Transport A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.

Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.2015, J. L. Ficks, J. E. Dugue, The Weeping Grounds:

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