About The Word Lateen
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Lateen
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What's The Definition Of Lateen?
[n] a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
[adj] rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail Synonyms | Synonyms for Lateen: lateen sail | lateen-rigged | rigged Related Terms | Find terms related to Lateen: See Also | fore-and-aft sail | lateen-rig Lateen In Webster's Dictionary \La*teen"\, a. (Naut.)
Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean
and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa.
See below.
{Lateen sail}. [F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a
right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly
Latin sail. See {Latin}.] (Naut.) A triangular sail,
extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one
fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast,
this end being brought down at the tack, while the other
end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees;
-- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc., especially
in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some lateen
sails have also a boom on the lower side.
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