lateen

la·teen

L0060800 (lə-tēn′, lă-) Nautical adj. Being, relating to, or rigged with a triangular sail hung on a long yard that is attached at an angle to the top of a short mast.n.1. A lateen-rigged boat.2. A lateen sail.

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[French (voile) latine, lateen (sail), feminine of latin, Latin (from its use in the Mediterranean), from Old French; see Latin.]

lateen

(ləˈtiːn) adj (Nautical Terms) nautical denoting a rig with a triangular sail (lateen sail) bent to a yard hoisted to the head of a low mast, used esp in the Mediterranean[C18: from French voile latine Latin sail]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lateen - a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterraneanlateen sailfore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft directionlateen-rig - the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel
Adj.	1.	lateen - rigged with a triangular (lateen) saillateen-riggedrigged - fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

Translations

λατίνιvela latina