trimaran

American  

[trahy-muh-ran] / ˈtraɪ məˌræn /

noun

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

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trimaran British  

/ ˈtraɪməˌræn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trimaran

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

Example Sentences

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trimaran

Another competitor was a tech whiz who packed his plywood trimaran with electronic gizmos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Small and agile with crews of about 80 sailors, Independence-class littoral warships like the Montgomery have a futuristic-looking, all-aluminum trimaran design.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021

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

In many ways, it was a moment that defined the last five years for Sea Shepherd, the vigilante conservation group to which the trimaran belonged.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2015

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