lateener

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/læˈtiːnə/

noun

A ship with a lateen rig.

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Meanings

nounlateener (plural lateeners)

plural lateeners

  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.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 282

Origin

From lateen + -er.

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APA

lateener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateener

MLA

“lateener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateener. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lateener,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateener.

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