crossjack

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]

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  • crossjack — n. lowest sail on a mizzenmast …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • crossjack — /ˈkrɒsdʒæk/ (say krosjak), Nautical /ˈkrɒdʒək/ (say krojuhk) noun a square sail on the lower yard of a mizzenmast …  

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