trimaran

[ trahy-muh-ran ]

noun
  1. a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.

Origin of trimaran

1
First recorded in 1950–55; tri- + (cata)maran

Words Nearby trimaran

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British Dictionary definitions for trimaran

trimaran

/ (ˈtraɪməˌræn) /


noun
  1. a vessel, usually of shallow draught, with two hulls flanking the main hull

Origin of trimaran

1
C20: from tri- + (cata) maran

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