trimaran
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trimaran
First recorded in 1950–55; tri- + (cata)maran
Example Sentences
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Another competitor was a tech whiz who packed his plywood trimaran with electronic gizmos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
A Mexican Navy search and rescue team discovered a vessel, later identified as Mr. Lawson’s trimaran, the Defiant, about 410 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, on Thursday.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Lloyd’s List Intelligence identified the ship as the trimaran, or a three-hulled racing vessel.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
Also Monday, the trimaran Maserati reported it collided with a floating object while sailing at 23 to 24 knots, damaging the bow of the port hull and the wing on the rudder.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2019
Nailer was running a message to the Ladee Bar from the first officer of the Gossamer, a sleek trimaran with fixed wind-wing sails and an impressive Buckell cannon on its foredeck, when everything went wrong.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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