Found 2 hits - Term: lateen sail, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
lateen sail \lateen sail\ n. f. voile latine a sail in the
shape of a right-angled triangle; cf. it. sp. vela latina;
properly latin sail. see latin. naut.
a triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at
about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low
mast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the
other end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five
degrees; -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc.,
especially in the mediterranean and adjacent waters. some
lateen sails have also a boom on the lower side.
1913 webster
see also:
latin
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
lateen sail
n : a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the
mediterranean syn: lateen
see also:
lateen
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about lateen sail: Lateen Sail
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Lateen Sail, definition of term: Lateen Sail
lateen+sail_pag1.html Lateen
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Lateen, definition of term: Lateen
lateen_pag1.html Sail
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Sail, definition of term: Sail
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Sail Yard, definition of term: Sail Yard
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