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Definitions of lateen in various dictionaries:
noun - a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
adj - rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail
A lateen-rigged boat.
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| a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45 to the mast. |
| a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean |
| rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail |
| 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. |
| A lateen-rigged boat. |
| A lateen sail. |
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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. |