mizzensail

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^[1]:

     Six of the Krabben's massive tentacles had wrapped themselves around the mizzensail.