lateen

6 letters · noun · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

noun

a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

adjective

rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail

Lateen in a sentence

The lateen sail is triangular or a quadrilateral which is almost triangular, the former being the type used by the Byzantines.

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