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Meanings of lateen-rigged in English

Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail.

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        Examples for "lateen"
        1
        So the lateen sail was hoisted on the mast of the pirogue.
        Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
        2
        I can see the tops of her lateen sails above the mist.
        The Three Midshipmen
        3
        Three basins of pewter, five candlesticks, one ewer of lateen, one chafing
        The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
        4
        A sloop with a lateen sail lay at anchor in the rude harbor.
        The Adventures of Kathlyn
        5
        We need commanders of galleys who know how to manage the lateen sail.
        The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 / 1576-1582 ...
        Usage of lateen-rigged in English
        1
        A war-galley, lateen-rigged, the sail reefed now in the dead air.
        Return of the Crimson Guard
        2
        Two of the crew pushed off with poles while others set the single lateen-rigged sail.
        Orb Sceptre Throne
        3
        Some possessed only lateen-rigged craft, or open boats, but others owned fine large vessels, ships and brigs, strongly armed and manned.
        Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
        4
        The next morning land was seen ahead, and soon afterwards the frigate came up with a small lateen-rigged craft standing the same way.
        Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
        5
        Soon after daylight they espied a long, low, lateen-rigged craft stealing along close in with the land-herwhite canvas dimly seen through the morning mist.
        The Three Midshipmen
        6
        "Here," he said, pointing to the lateen-rigged xebec; "you see that felucca-boat?"
        Jim Davis