catamaran

[ kat-uh-muh-ran, kat-uh-muh-ran ]
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noun
  1. a vessel, usually propelled by sail, formed of two hulls or floats held side by side by a frame above them.: Compare trimaran.

  2. a float or sailing raft formed of a number of logs lashed together, used in certain parts of India, South America, etc.

  1. Canadian Dialect. a wooden sled.

Origin of catamaran

1
First recorded in 1670–80; from Tamil kaṭṭa-maram “tied wood”

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British Dictionary definitions for catamaran

catamaran

/ (ˌkætəməˈræn) /


noun
  1. a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework

  2. a primitive raft made of logs lashed together

  1. old-fashioned a quarrelsome woman

Origin of catamaran

1
C17: from Tamil kattumaram tied timber

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