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Lateen definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAT'EEN, a. A lateen sail is a triangular sail, extended by a lateen yard, which is slung about one quarter the distance from the lower end, which is brought down at the tack while the other end is elevated at an angle of about 45 degrees; used in xebecs, polacres and settees, in the Mediterranean.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: French (voile) latine, literally, Latin (Mediterranean) sail Date: circa 1741 being or relating to a rig used especially on the north coast of Africa and characterized by a triangular sail extended by a long spar slung to a low mast II. noun Date: circa 1775 1. (also lateener) a lateen-rigged ship 2. a lateen sail

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (of a ship) rigged with a lateen sail. Phrases and idioms: lateen sail a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast. Etymology: F (voile) latine Latin (sail), because common in the Mediterranean

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.