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LATEEN SAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lateen sail mean?
• LATEEN SAIL (noun)
The noun LATEEN SAIL has 1 sense:
1. a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
Familiarity information: LATEEN SAIL used as a noun 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 sail" 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 sail" is a part of...):
lateen-rig (the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel)
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