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Definitions of lateens in various dictionaries:
noun - a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
noun - a sailing vessel
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| Triangular sails |
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| Aug 31 2012 Wall Street Journal |
| Aug 19 2006 Newsday.com |
| Jul 19 1999 New York Times |
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| Plural form of lateen. |
| a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45 to the mast. |
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A Lateen (from French latine, meaning "Latin") or latin-rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction. * Dating back to Roman navigation, the lateen became the favourite sail of the Age of Discovery, mainly because it allows a boat to tack "against the wind." It is common in the Mediterranean, the upper Nile River, and the northwestern parts of the Indian Ocean, where it is the standard rig for feluccas and dhows. The lateen is used today in a slightly different form on small recreational boats like the Sailfish and Sunfish, but is still used as a working rig by coastal fishermen in the Mediterranean. |