Thesaurus: lateen

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1. a. Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.
2. adj. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail
3. n. a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
4. 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. Etym: [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.
5. Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterraneanand adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.Lateen sail. Etym: [F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly Latin sail. SeeLatin.] (Naut.) A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which isslung at about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a lowmast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the other end iselevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees; -- used in smallboats, feluccas, xebecs, etc., especially in the Mediterranean andadjacent waters. Some lateen sails have also a boom on the lowerside.
6. n. a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean s. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail