Lateen Definition

lə-tēn, lă-
adjective
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
A lateen-rigged vessel.
Webster's New World
A lateen sail.
American Heritage

(nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • lateen sail

Other Word Forms of Lateen

Noun

Singular:
lateen
Plural:
lateens

Origin of Lateen

  • French (voile) latine lateen (sail) feminine of latin Latin (from its use in the Mediterranean) from Old French Latin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French latine (“Latin")

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

LLALAT

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NENEEN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With N