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la⋅teen
[la-teen, luh-] 
–adjective
| pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails. |
Origin:
1720–30; < F (voile) latine Latin (sail)
1720–30; < F (voile) latine Latin (sail)
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| la·teen (lə-tēn', lā-) adj. 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. n.
[French (voile) latine, lateen (sail), feminine of latin, Latin (from its use in the Mediterranean), from Old French; see Latin.] |
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Lateen
La*teen"\, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below. Lateen sail. [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.
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