Lateen used in a sentence

Lateen in a sentence as a noun

[1] When it is rigged with lateen sails.

I'm not a fan of the lateen rig, but it is very low-tech effective and has been dated as far back as 300BC.

Lateen in a sentence as an adjective

And yet European naval architects continued using square rigging for most large vessels until the end of the age of sail even when they were fully aware of lateen rigging.