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Definition of lateen:

(n) : a triangular sail; sometimes a quadrilateral sail that is nearly triangular
"1980: The lateen sail is triangular or a quadrilateral which is almost triangular, the former being the type used by the Byzantines. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 47."
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Definition of lateen:

(n) : a triangular sail; sometimes a quadrilateral sail that is nearly triangular
"1980: The lateen sail is triangular or a quadrilateral which is almost triangular, the former being the type used by the Byzantines. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 47."

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