Lateener

//læˈtiːnə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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