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LATEEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lateen mean? 

LATEEN (noun)
  The noun LATEEN has 1 sense:

1. a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterraneanplay

  Familiarity information: LATEEN used as a noun is very rare.


LATEEN (adjective)
  The adjective LATEEN has 1 sense:

1. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sailplay

  Familiarity information: LATEEN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LATEEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lateen; lateen sail

Hypernyms ("lateen" is a kind of...):

fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)

Holonyms ("lateen" is a part of...):

lateen-rig (the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel)


LATEEN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

Synonyms:

lateen; lateen-rigged

Similar:

rigged (fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc))


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