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Definition of 'lateen'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(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.
* 1980 : The lateen sail is triangular or a quadrilateral which is almost triangular, the former being the type used by the Byzantines. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600 , page 47.
Similar to 'lateen'latin, loden, laden, lutein, lowdown, leden, lotion, leaden, letten, letdown, lithian, latten, litten, laton, laydown, loaden, lation, letheon, louden, liedown, lidden
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