a. 1. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa; pertaining to a lateen sail. See below. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. rigged with a triangular (lateen sail). Syn. -- lateen-rigged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly Latin sail. See Latin. ] (Naut.) A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the other end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees; -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc., especially in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some lateen sails have also a boom on the lower side. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
lateen \la*teen"\, a.
1. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the
Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern
coast of Africa; pertaining to a lateen sail. See below.
[1913 Webster]
2. rigged with a triangular (lateen sail).
Syn: lateen-rigged.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lateen
adj 1: rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: {lateen},
{lateen-rigged}]
n 1: a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the
Mediterranean [syn: {lateen}, {lateen sail}]
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