catamaran
catamaran · catamarans
катамаран
катамаран
Katamaran
A twin-hulled ship or boatA twin-hulled ship or boat.
UK/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/US/ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/
» He learned how to drive a catamaran.
Meaning
4 sensesA twin-hulled ship or boat.
Katamaran
катамара́нkatamarán
катамара́нkatamarán
(colloquial, obsolete, rare)A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
(obsolete)A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.
(obsolete)An old kind of fireship.
More definitions
- a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
Examples
3 sentencesHe learned how to drive a catamaran.
Once capsized, a catamaran is impossible to right without help.
A catamaran is unlikely to be capsized by wind, but a big enough rogue wave can do it.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
twin-hulled boat:
Русский
By meaning 1
twin-hulled boat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
twin-hulled boat:
Origin
From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, woodFrom Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).
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Forms
plural: catamarans| Singular | catamaran |
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regular