How to pronounce mizzen
American English pronunciation
MIZ-un
- IPA
- /ˈmɪzən/
- Syllables
- MIZ · un (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mizzen means
The mast just behind the main mast on a sailing ship
In a sentence: The sailors climbed the mizzen to fix a torn sail near the back of the ship.
Where it comes from: It traveled into English through French, Italian and Catalan from a Latin word meaning in the middle.
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