English-Thai Dictionary
lateen
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ใบ เรือ ที่ มี รูปทรง สามเหลี่ยม kiao-kab-bai-ruea-ti-me-rub-song-sam-liam
lateen sail
N ใบ เรือ รูปสามเหลี่ยม มัก ใช้ ใน ทะเล เมดิเตอร์เรเนียน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LATEEN
a.A lateen sail is a triangular sail, extended by a lateen yard, which is slung about one quarter the distance from the lower end, which is brought down at the tack while the other end is elevated at an angle of about 45 degrees; used in xebecs, polacres and settees, in the Mediterranean.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LATEEN
LATEEN La *teen ", a. (Naut. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below. Lateen sail. Etym: [F. voile latine a sail in the shape of a right- angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina; properly Latin sail. See Latin. ] (Naut. ) A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the other end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five degrees; -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc. , especially in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some lateen sails have also a boom on the lower side.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lateen
la teen |ləˈtēn, la- ləˈtin | ▶noun (also lateen sail ) a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45 ° to the mast. • a ship rigged with such a sail. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French (voile ) Latine ‘Latin (sail ),’ so named because it was common in the Mediterranean.
Oxford Dictionary
lateen
lateen |laˈtiːn |(also lateen sail ) ▶noun a triangular sail on a long yard at an angle of 45 ° to the mast. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French (voile ) Latine ‘Latin (sail )’, so named because it was common in the Mediterranean.
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