- relating to, being, or having a triangular sail or sails on a long yard that is attached to the mast at an angle: The navy vessels were unable to follow the highly maneuverable pirate ships with their lateen rigging.
- denoting a rig with a triangular sail (lateen sail) bent to a yard hoisted to the head of a low mast, used esp in the Mediterranean
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