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		Definition of lateen in English: lateen(also lateen sail) noun laˈtiːn ![]() A triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast.  Example sentencesExamples -  Bigger ships known as carracks, mixing square and lateen sails and weighing up to 1000 tons, could sail further and carry more merchandise than ever before.
 -  In fact, of course, the Arabs' contributions to the world have been crucial, from algebra to the lateen sail, from Sufi spirituality to key discoveries in astronomy.
 -  She sported a giant lateen - that's triangular - sail of red and white stripes with her big Raven crest, along with a sprit sail.
 -  An old family friend had hooked a lateen sail while fishing at a local creek.
 -  Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail, was changed to accommodate the more modern rig.
 -  Then came the boat with what was known as a lateen sail which could be adjusted to catch the wind.
 
 
 Origin   Mid 16th century: from French (voile) Latine 'Latin (sail)', so named because it was common in the Mediterranean.    Definition of lateen in US English: lateen(also lateen sail) noun 1A triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast.  Example sentencesExamples -  In fact, of course, the Arabs' contributions to the world have been crucial, from algebra to the lateen sail, from Sufi spirituality to key discoveries in astronomy.
 -  Then came the boat with what was known as a lateen sail which could be adjusted to catch the wind.
 -  She sported a giant lateen - that's triangular - sail of red and white stripes with her big Raven crest, along with a sprit sail.
 -  An old family friend had hooked a lateen sail while fishing at a local creek.
 -  Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail, was changed to accommodate the more modern rig.
 -  Bigger ships known as carracks, mixing square and lateen sails and weighing up to 1000 tons, could sail further and carry more merchandise than ever before.
 
 - 1.1 A ship rigged with a lateen sail.
 Example sentencesExamples -  We found ourselves at the dock, in our lateen, our things packed tightly within.
 
  
 
 Origin   Mid 16th century: from French (voile) Latine ‘Latin (sail)’, so named because it was common in the Mediterranean.     |