jiggermast

or jig·ger mast

[ jig-er-mast, -mahst; Nautical jig-er-muh st ]
/ ˈdʒɪg ərˌmæst, -ˌmɑst; Nautical ˈdʒɪg ər məst /

noun Nautical.

a small mast set well aft in a boat or ship; mizzenmast.
the fourth mast from forward in a ship having five or more masts.
Also called jigger.

Origin of jiggermast

First recorded in 1825–35; jigger1 + mast1

Words nearby jiggermast

jig is up, jigaboo, jigawa, jigger, jiggered, jiggermast, jiggers, jiggery-pokery, jiggle, jiggly, jiggy

Example sentences from the Web for jiggermast

  • Margaret was in high spirits, and her laughter vied with the clang of the jiggermast.

    The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London

  • Behind the jiggermast I lighted the fuse of one of my extemporized bombs.

    The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London

  • The Elsinore drifts idly on an idle sea, and we stand regular watches in the shelter of chart-house and jiggermast.

    The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for jiggermast

jiggermast
/ (ˈdʒɪɡəˌmɑːst) /

noun

nautical any small mast on a sailing vessel, esp the mizzenmast of a yawl Sometimes shortened to: jigger