HyperDic: lateen_sail

English > 1 sense of the expression lateen sail:
NOUNartifactlateen sail, lateena triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
English > lateen sail: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean.
Synonymlateen
Part oflateen-rigThe rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel
Broaderfore-and-aft sailAny sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
Spanishvela latina
Catalanvela llatina

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