1) Felucca sail 2) French word used in English 3) Lateen-rigged 4) Mediterranean sail 5) Mediterranean ship 6) Mediterranean vessel 7) Rigged 8) Rigged with a triangular sail 9) Sail 10) Sunfish sail 11) Triangle-shaped sail 12) Triangular sail 13) Type of sail 1) Rigged 2) 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. Dating back to Roman navigation, the lateen became the favourite sail of the Age of Discovery, mainly because it allows a boat to tack `against the wind`. It is common in ...
triangular sail rigged on ship's spar
triangular sail rigged on ship's spar
• (a.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa. See below.
La·teen' adjective (Nautical) 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 . [ French voile latine a sail in the shape of a right-angled triangle; confer Italian & Spanish vela lat...
A lateen sail is a triangular sail, having its upper edge fastened to a long yard, which is inclined at an angle of 45 degrees. The yard is slung at a point three-quarters of its length from the peak end.
[adj] - rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail 2. [n] - a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
lateen-rigged adjective rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail