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"Four-cornered" sails were (are) square.
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Lanteen sails were triangular these sails were square?
Square sails are square
What sails are square?
Square sails are referred to as four-cornered sails.
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.
What is A ship with square and triangular sails?
"Square-riggers" have primarily square sails, but the jib sails are triangular.
What were the square sails called on ships?
"Square sails" which are not really square, were/are referred to as four-cornered sails.
If La-teen sails were triangular which type of sails are square?
Square sails (rectangular) were (are) called four-cornered sails.
What are square?
Square sails are referred to as four-cornered sails.
If lateen sails were triangular what were the square sails called in medieval times?
Square sails are not truly square but rectangular with a longer long side on the bottom perimeter of the sail. They were and are referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
If lateen sails were triangular which type of sails were square?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What is another name for sails that are square?
They are referred to as four-cornered sails.
Is there another name for square sails?
They were referred to as "four-cornered" sails.
What is the main advantage of triangular lateen-rigged sails over square-rigged sails?
I'm not an expert, but I believe you can sail closer to the wind with a lateen-rigged sail than with square sails.
