slovo | definícia |
mizzenmast (encz) | mizzenmast,druh stěžně na lodi Zdeněk Brož |
mizzenmast (gcide) | Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
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1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
hollow pillar of iron or steel.
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The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral. --Milton.
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Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast,
mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made
of separate spars.
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2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
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3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys
are attached for stiffening purposes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and
Before.
Mast coat. See under Coat.
Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
making a made mast. See Made.
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Mizzenmast (gcide) | Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)
the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in
some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted
vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast of
a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.
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mizzenmast (wn) | mizzenmast
n 1: third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or
dandy [syn: mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
mizzenmast (encz) | mizzenmast,druh stěžně na lodi Zdeněk Brož |
mizzenmast (gcide) | Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
hollow pillar of iron or steel.
[1913 Webster]
The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast,
mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made
of separate spars.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys
are attached for stiffening purposes.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and
Before.
Mast coat. See under Coat.
Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
making a made mast. See Made.
[1913 Webster]Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)
the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in
some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted
vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast of
a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.
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mizzenmast (wn) | mizzenmast
n 1: third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or
dandy [syn: mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizzen, mizen] |
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