Lateener
//læˈtiːnə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ship with a lateen rig.
"Nearby […] lay a curious vessel which it seemed the Being had arrived in. Not the usual lateener, in fact appearing to have neither sails, masts, nor oars."
Example
More examples"Nearby […] lay a curious vessel which it seemed the Being had arrived in. Not the usual lateener, in fact appearing to have neither sails, masts, nor oars."
Etymology
From lateen + -er.
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