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lateen definition

la·teen (la tēn′, lə-)

adjective

designating or of a triangular, fore-and-aft-rigged sail attached to a long yard suspended obliquely from a short mast: now used chiefly on Mediterranean vessels

Etymology: Fr latine < (voile) latine, Latin (sail) < fem. of L Latinus, Latin

noun

a lateen-rigged vessel
also lateener la·teen′er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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