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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 Mediterranean
Familiarity information: LATEEN used as a noun is very rare.
• LATEEN (adjective)
The adjective LATEEN has 1 sense:
1. rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail
Familiarity information: LATEEN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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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