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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lateen — [la tēn′, lətēn′] adj. [Fr latine < (voile) latine, Latin (sail) < fem. of L Latinus, LATIN] designating or of a triangular, fore and aft rigged sail attached to a long yard suspended obliquely from a short mast: now used chiefly on… …   English World dictionary

• lateen sail — lateen′ sail n. naut. navig. a triangular sail set on a long sloping yard, used esp. on the Mediterranean Sea • Etymology: 1720–30 …   From formal English to slang

• lateen sail — ► NOUN ▪ a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast. ORIGIN from French voile Latine Latin sail , so named because it was common in the Mediterranean …   English terms dictionary

• Lateen — A lateen (from a la trina , meaning triangular) or latin rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore and aft direction. In western culture, the rig is originally reported found on sailing… …   Wikipedia

• Yard (sailing) — The fore royal yard on the Prince William. Prince William s royal yards are the highest and smallest yards on the ship, are made of wood, and are lifting yards that can be raised along a section of the mast. Here it is in the lowered position. A… …   Wikipedia

• lateen sail — a triangular sail set on a long sloping yard, used esp. on the Mediterranean Sea. [1720 30] * * * ▪ sail       triangular sail that was of decisive importance to medieval navigation. The ancient square sail permitted sailing only before the wind; …   Universalium

• lateen sail — noun a triangular fore and aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean • Syn: ↑lateen • Hypernyms: ↑fore and aft sail • Part Holonyms: ↑lateen rig * * * a triangular sail set on a long sloping yard, used esp. on the Mediterranean Sea. [1720 30] …   Useful english dictionary

• yard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English geard enclosure, yard; akin to Old High German gart enclosure, Latin hortus garden Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• yard — yard1 /yahrd/, n. 1. a common unit of linear measure in English speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter. 2. Naut. a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which the head of a square sail,… …   Universalium

• lateen — adj. (of a ship) rigged with a lateen sail. Phrases and idioms: lateen sail a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45° to the mast. Etymology: F (voile) latine Latin (sail), because common in the Mediterranean …   Useful english dictionary