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lateen

DEFINITIONS OF: lateen

1

n a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

Synonyms:
lateen sail
Type of:
fore-and-aft sail
any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

adj rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

Synonyms:
lateen-rigged
rigged
fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)
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