Had our mizenmast been caught in any of the rigging, our destruction would have been certain; but ere the boat actually struck the wreck she was hauled off; and now the crew, labouring with all their strength, drew her up to her anchor.
"A Yacht Voyage Round England"
W.H.G. Kingston
The space abaft the mizenmast contained a dining-room about ten feet broad, and extending the whole width of the ship, a saloon, and two cabins.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"
Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
Pages 2 and 48: mizenmast changed to mizen-mast.
"A Boy's Voyage Round the World"
The Son of Samuel Smiles