(US) IPA: /læˈtiːn/, /ləˈtin/; Rhymes: -iːn. Noun edit. lateen (plural lateens). (nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that ...
It is sometimes known as the Oceanic lateen or the Oceanic sprit, even though it is not restricted to Oceania, is neither a lateen sail nor a spritsail, and has ...
Lateen sail, triangular sail that was of decisive importance to medieval navigation. The sail, its free corner secured near the stern, was capable of taking ...
They used both lateen and square sails and were known for their agility and speed and their capacity for sailing windward (beating) with their lateen sails.
A lateen was a style of sail used on various ships across Faerûn and Zakhara. Some Zakharans mistakenly believed that this style of sail was unique to ships ...
In historical sources, tanja sail is sometimes incorrectly referred to as lateen sail or simply square sail. A lanong with three tanja sails of the ...