These changes shifted the motive power of the vessel away from oar-power and onto the three huge lateen sails.

这些改变使得船只的驱动力从划桨转到了三个巨型三角帆。

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Finally, here’s a large three-masted square-rigger flying five tiers of square sails and several head sails, with a lateen sail aft.

最后，来介绍这种巨大的三桅杆方帆船，带有五对方形帆和数面前帆，船尾还有一面大三角帆(lateen sail)。

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The lateen rig offered many advantages over the square rig, the most significant of which was the ability to pinch far closer to the wind than square sails could.

三角帆索结构相比方形帆索结构带来了很多优势，最为重要的一个就是它可以比方形帆索结构在离风近得多的地方行使。

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As we talked, feluccas, traditional wooden boats with lateen sails, cruised by the windows.

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