lateen sail

noun

1. a triangular sail set on a long sloping yard, used especially on the Mediterranean Sea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lateen sail¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.

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So off we go heeling well to the breeze as our funny, high-slung lateen sail drives us shoreward at a great rate.

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From one corner of the lateen sail, Storms now noticed that a large crimson handkerchief was fluttering in the wind.

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It had a small lateen-sail, but the mode of propulsion used most by MacGregor was his two-bladed paddle.

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A sloop with a lateen sail lay at anchor in the rude harbor.

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