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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

The sleek autonomous trimaran docked in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, after more than five weeks crossing the Atlantic Ocean from England, according to tech company IBM, which helped build it.

From Seattle Times

Lloyd’s List Intelligence identified the ship as the trimaran, or a three-hulled racing vessel.

From Seattle Times

A sleek robotic trimaran retracing the 1620 journey of the famous English vessel had to turn back Friday to fix a mechanical problem.

From Seattle Times