Lateen Sail

  • (noun): A triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean.
    Synonyms: lateen

Some articles on lateen sail, sails, lateen, sail, lateen sails:

Lateen - History - Later Development
... Until the 14th century, the lateen sail was employed primarily on the Mediterranean Sea, while the Atlantic and Baltic (and Indian Ocean) vessels relied on square sails ... The Northern European adoption of the lateen in the Late Middle Ages was a specialized sail that was one of the technological developments in shipbuilding that made ... However, the great size of the lateen yardarm makes it difficult and dangerous to handle on larger ships in stormy weather, and with the development of the carrack, the lateen was restricted to the mizzen ...
Byzantine Navy - Ships - Dromons and Their Derivatives - Evolution and Features
... spur, and the gradual introduction of lateen sails ... As for the lateen sail, various authors have in the past suggested that it was introduced into the Mediterranean by the Arabs, possibly with an ultimate origin in ... to antedate the appearance of the lateen sail in the Levant to the late Hellenistic or early Roman period ...
Droman - Evolution and Features
... spur, and the gradual introduction of lateen sails ... As for the lateen sail, various authors have in the past suggested that it was introduced into the Mediterranean by the Arabs, possibly with an ultimate origin in India ... and literary references in recent decades has led scholars to antedate the appearance of the lateen sail in the Levant to the late Hellenistic or early Roman period ...

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