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What is a lateen sail?
a trangular sail
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Lateen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Trapezoidal, actually. But the square sails were called square sails. Lateen or square could be referred to as yards.
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How does a Lateen Sail work?
Lateen sails work in much the same way that most other triangular sails work.
If the wind is behind the sail it will push the boat/ship/craft/vessel forward.
But suppose that the boat is at right...
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What are lateen sails made out of?
To quote Wikipedia's excellent answer:A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low mast, this end being brought down at...
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Who invented Lateen sails?
I believe it was invented in the Arabian Sea - plying the waters between India and Africa. To narrow it down more than that would be tough.