lateen in English

noun
1
a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast.
Also, the fore-and-aft sail on the mizzenmast, originally a triangular lateen sail , was changed to accommodate the more modern rig.
noun
    lateen sail

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1. The sailors set the great lateen sails of the felucca, which Bellied out like things leaping into life.

2. The lateen-rigged Caravels were critical in the Portuguese voyages to sub-Saharan African, where strong coastal winds blow north to south

3. Unique 18th century replica of traditional single masted Bracera - a historic Dalmatian sailboat - with a lateen sail at your service in DUBROVNIK -CROATIA f

4. As the Portuguese explored the coastline of Africa, they used small Caravels with a two-masted lateen rig for many tasks, especially after they rounded Cape Bojador.

5. Brail definition, any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail

6. Here two opportunistic brothers, Englishmen Owen Lloyd and John Lloyd plotted with the owners of two Bilanders (twin-masted vessels with lateen sails on the mainmasts) to abscond with the treasure