lateen sail

• Voile triangulaire gréée sur une antenne longue, fixée en diagonale par rapport au mât, utilisée notamment sur les navires traditionnels de la Méditerranée et des mers arabes, comme les boutres.

A triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle to the mast, used especially on traditional Mediterranean and Arab vessels such as dhows.

1. C2formal

   A triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, used especially in the Mediterranean and on the Nile.

   voile latine

   • The felucca glided across the Nile using its lateen sail.
   • Mediterranean ships were often equipped with a lateen sail for better maneuverability.
   • The lateen sail allowed the vessel to sail closer to the wind than square-rigged ships.