lateen sail

Other forms: lateen sails

Definitions of lateen sail
  1. noun
    a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
    synonyms: lateen
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    type of:
    fore-and-aft sail
    any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
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