Associations to the word «Lateen»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
| 1 |
Wiktionary
LATEEN, noun. (nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
Dictionary definition
LATEEN, noun. A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean.
LATEEN, adjective. Rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail.
Wise words
Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you
want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's
gone, gone forever.