Meaning Of The Word Lateen

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lateen in American English
a lateen-rigged vessel
designating or of a triangular, fore-and-aft-rigged sail attached to a long yard suspended obliquely from a short mast: now used chiefly on Mediterranean vessels
adjective: pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails

lateen in British English
adjective: 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

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