Lateen

[lә'ti:n]

(noun.) a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean.

(adj.) rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail .

Typist: Owen--From WordNet

(a.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.

Checker: Rhonda

adj. applied to a triangular sail common in the Mediterranean the Lake of Geneva &c.

Typed by Jewel