lateen-rigged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lateen-rigged
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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They rigged the Pinta with square sails, for she was lateen rigged; and the Admiral reached Gomera on Sunday, the 2nd of September, with the Pinta repaired.
From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Olson, Julius E.
There were two or three masts, lateen rigged, adorned in peace or war with the greatest profusion of banners and streamers.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
In 1536 Diego Botelho Pereira made the passage from Portuguese India to Lisbon in a native fusta, or lateen rigged boat, but a little larger than Bligh's.
From Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 by Thomson, Basil
The dromon had two masts, lateen rigged, and between thirty and forty oars to a side.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
But we must haste on our way past the Tunisian Coast, past Galita, onward through fleets of lateen rigged piratical looking crafts, with snowy sails and bird-like movements, dashing their white wings in the surge.
From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by Smith, J. J.
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