Definitions for lateen sail
la·teen sail

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1. lateen, lateen sailnoun

   a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

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1. lateen sail

   A lateen (from French latine, meaning "Latin") or latin-rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction. The settee can be considered to be an associated type of the same overall category of sail.The lateen originated in the Mediterranean as early as the 2nd century CE, during Roman times, and became common there by the 5th century. The wider introduction of lateen rig at this time coincided with a reduction in the use of the Mediterranean square rig of the classical era. Since the performance of these two rigs is broadly similar, it is suggested that the change from one to the other was on cost grounds, since lateen used fewer components and had less cordage to be replaced when it wore out.Arab seafarers adopted the lateen rig at a later date – there is some limited archaeological evidence of lateen rig in the Indian Ocean in the 13th century CE and iconographic evidence from the 16th century. It has been suggested that this Arab use of lateen transferred to Austronesian maritime technology in the Far East, giving rise to the various fore and aft rigs used in that region, such as the crab claw sail.The lateen sail played a prominent part in the shifts in maritime technology that occurred as Mediterranean and Northern ship construction traditions merged in the 16th century, with the lateen mizzen being, for a time, universally used in the full-rigged ships of the time – though later supplanted gaff rig in this role.

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1. lateen sail

   A lateen sail is a triangular sail set on a long, sloping yard, or crossbar, mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore-and-aft direction. This type of sail has been widely used since the Roman era, especially in the Mediterranean region. It gives a sailing vessel the ability to sail against the wind.

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1. Lateen Sail

   a triangular sail common on the Mediterranean.

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1. • Fore-and-aft Sail

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lateen sail in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lateen sail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateen_Sail
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4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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