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dhow — /dow/, n. any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African, Arabian, and Indian coasts, generally lateen rigged on two or three masts. Also, dau, dow. [1795 1805; < Ar dawa] * * * One or two masted Arab sailing vessel,… … Universalium
mizzen — [ mɪz(ə)n] (also mizen) noun 1》 (also mizzenmast) the mast aft of a ship s mainmast. 2》 (also mizzensail) a sail on a mizzenmast. Origin ME: from Ital. mezzana mizzensail , feminine (used asnoun) of mezzano middle , from L. medianus (see median) … English new terms dictionary
HMS Donegal (1798) — The Barra was a Téméraire class 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was renamed Pégase in 1795, and Hoche in 1797. She was captured by the British on 12 October 1798 and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Donegal .CaptureAs Hoche … Wikipedia
mizzen — (also mizen) ► NOUN 1) (also mizzenmast) the mast aft of a ship s mainmast. 2) (also mizzensail) a sail on a mizzenmast. ORIGIN from Italian mezzano middle … English terms dictionary
