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LATEEN-RIG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lateen-rig mean? 

LATEEN-RIG (noun)
  The noun LATEEN-RIG has 1 sense:

1. the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vesselplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


LATEEN-RIG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

rig; rigging (formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel)

Meronyms (parts of "lateen-rig"):

lateen; lateen sail (a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean)

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

dhow (a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs)


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