lateen sail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lateen sail
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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The square European sail gave ships power, but the lateen sail increased their ability to maneuver.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
In the first millennium CE, Arab sailors in the Middle East had created the lateen sail, a triangular sail that allowed ships to travel against the wind.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
They were high and graceful canoes with curving bow and stern and a braced section midships where a mast could be stepped to carry a small lateen sail.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Afterward he helped Duck to raise the Shy Maid's big lateen sail.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
When she and Robert stepped into Tonie’s boat, with the red lateen sail, misty spirit forms were prowling in the shadows and among the reeds, and upon the water were phantom ships, speeding to cover.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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