mizzensail

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English

Etymology

From mizzen +‎ sail.

Noun

mizzensail (plural mizzensails)

  1. (nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
    • 2015, J. L. Ficks, J. E. Dugue, The Weeping Grounds:
      Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.