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Lateen Moderate

Lateen has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

2

A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.

Adjective
1

rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

See Also
drogher fore and aft lateens dhow felucca sail carvel dhoni
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fore-and-aft sail
Rhyming Words
een meen been feen keen teen peen ween reen seen deen leen veen wheen epeen steen bleen gleen breen green
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