Lateen
WordNet
adjective
(1) Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail
noun
(2) A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A triangular sail; sometimes a quadrilateral sail that is nearly triangular.
- Quotations
- 1980: The lateen sail is triangular or a quadrilateral which is almost triangular, the former being the type used by the Byzantines. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 47.
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