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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 vessel
Familiarity information: LATEEN-RIG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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