lateener

English

Etymology

lateen +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læˈtiːnə/

Noun

lateener (plural lateeners)

1. A ship with a lateen rig.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 282:

     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.