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Definition of: lateen
(la·tēn′) adjective Naut.
Designating a rig common in the Mediterranean, having a triangular sail (lateen sail) suspended from a long yard set obliquely to the mast. [<F (voile) latine Latin (sail), fem. of latin <L Latinus]
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