mizzen course
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mizzen course — noun the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast • Syn: ↑crossjack • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet … Useful english dictionary
Course (sail) — Illustration of the foremast of the Stavros S Niarchos. The course sail is the lowermost sail. In sailing, a course is the lowermost sail on a mast. This term is used predominantly in the plural to describe the lowest sails on a square rigged… … Wikipedia
crossjack — noun the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast • Syn: ↑mizzen course • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet * * * ˈkräjik, ˈkrȯsˌjak noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
Cutty Sark — This article is about the ship. For the whisky, see Cutty Sark (whisky). For other uses, see Cutty Sark (disambiguation). Cutty Sark in dock, Greenwich January 2005 Career (UK) … Wikipedia
crossjack — /kraws jak , kros /; Naut. /kraw jik, kroj ik/, n. Naut. the lowermost square sail set on the mizzenmast of a ship or of a bark with four or more masts; mizzen course. See diag. under ship. [1620 30; CROSS + JACK1] * * * … Universalium
crossjack — noun On a mizzenmast, the lowest sail Syn: mizzen course … Wiktionary
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
Mast (sailing) — Sails on a small ship as seen from below The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the … Wikipedia
Rigging — For other uses, see Rigging (disambiguation). The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (from Anglo Saxon wrigan or wringing, to clothe ) is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships… … Wikipedia
Sail-plan — A sail plan is a set of drawings, usually prepared by a naval architect. It shows the various combinations of sail proposed for a sailing ship.The combinations shown in a sail plan almost always include three configurations:A light air sail plan … Wikipedia
