lateen

noun

1

or less commonly lateener

lə-ˈtē-nər 

: a lateen-rigged ship

2

: a lateen sail

Examples of lateen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike the lumbering tall ships of the 1800s, the Iskatel runs on a combination of two outboard engines and four lateen sails. —Garland Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for lateen

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Kids Definition

lateen

adjective

la·​teen

lə-ˈtēn

: of, relating to, or being a sailing rig used especially along the north coast of Africa having a triangular sail extended by a long pole attached to a short mast