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lateener

/læˈtiːnə/

lateener noun: a ship with a lateen rig.

Noun

lateener (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

Forms of lateener

plurallateeners

Origin of lateener

From lateen + -er.

Questions about lateener

What does lateener mean?
Lateener means a ship with a lateen rig.
What part of speech is lateener?
Lateener is a noun.
How do you pronounce lateener?
Lateener is pronounced /læˈtiːnə/.
What is the plural of lateener?
The plural of lateener is lateeners.

Words near lateener in the dictionary

  1. latecoming
  2. lated
  3. Lateef
  4. lateen
  5. lateened
  6. lateener
  7. lateeners
  8. lateens
  9. Latehar
  10. lateish
  11. Lateisha

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