Jiggermast — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɪɡɚmˌæst/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɪɡəmˌast/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɪɡəmˌast/

3 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɪɡɚmˌæst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jigger

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

mástil de jigger

cualquier mástil pequeño de un velero; especialmente el mástil de mesana de una yola

🇵🇹Portuguese

mastro

qualquer pequeno mastro de um navio à vela; especialmente o mastro da mezena de um bocejo

🇷🇺Russian

джиггермачта

любая небольшая мачта на парусном судне; особенно бизань-мачта яла

India

🇧🇩Bengali

জিগারমাস্ট

একটি পালতোলা জাহাজে কোন ছোট মাস্তুল; বিশেষ করে ইয়াওলের মিজেনমাস্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிகர்மாஸ்ட்

பாய்மரக் கப்பலில் ஏதேனும் சிறிய மாஸ்ட்; குறிப்பாக கொட்டாவியின் மிஸ்சன்மாஸ்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిగ్గర్‌మాస్ట్

సెయిలింగ్ నౌకపై ఏదైనా చిన్న మాస్ట్; ముఖ్యంగా యావల్ యొక్క మిజ్జెన్‌మాస్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

जिगरमास्ट

नौकानयन जहाजावरील कोणतेही लहान मास्ट; विशेषत: यावलचा मिझेनमास्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીગરમાસ્ટ

સઢવાળી જહાજ પર કોઈપણ નાના માસ્ટ; ખાસ કરીને યૌલનો મિઝેનમાસ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಗ್ಗರ್ಮಾಸ್ಟ್

ನೌಕಾಯಾನ ಹಡಗಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಣ್ಣ ಮಾಸ್ಟ್; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಆಕಳಿನ ಮಿಜ್ಜೆನ್ಮಾಸ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിഗ്ഗർമാസ്റ്റ്

ഒരു കപ്പലിലെ ഏതെങ്കിലും ചെറിയ കൊടിമരം; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു യൗളിൻ്റെ മിസെൻമാസ്റ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਿਗਰਮਾਸਟ

ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਛੋਟਾ ਮਾਸਟ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਯੌਲ ਦਾ ਮਿਜ਼ੇਨਮਾਸਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

جگگرماسٹ

بحری جہاز پر کوئی چھوٹا مستول؛ خاص طور پر یاول کا میزنماسٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吉格桅杆

帆船上的任何小桅杆；尤其是偏航船的后桅

🇯🇵Japanese

ジガーマスト

帆船の小さなマスト。特にあくびのミズンマスト

🇰🇷Korean

지거 마스트

범선의 작은 돛대; 특히 욜형의 미젠마스트

🇹🇭Thai

จิกเกอร์มาสต์

เสากระโดงเล็ก ๆ บนเรือใบ โดยเฉพาะเสากระโดงหอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiang jigger

setiap tiang kecil di kapal layar; terutama bagian mizzenmast dari menguap

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

جیگرماست

هر دکل کوچک روی کشتی بادبانی؛ به خصوص میزنمست خمیازه

🇹🇷Turkish

jigger direği

yelkenli bir gemideki herhangi bir küçük direk; özellikle bir yawl'ın mizzen direği

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The primary meaning of 'jiggermast' is 'any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl'.

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Using 'jiggermast' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'jiggermast' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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