Lateen

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  lateen \la*teen"\, a.
     1. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the
        Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern
        coast of Africa; pertaining to a lateen sail. See below.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. rigged with a triangular (lateen sail).
  
     Syn: lateen-rigged.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lateen
       adj : rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail [syn: {lateen-rigged}]
       n : a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the
           Mediterranean [syn: {lateen sail}]