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catamaran
[ kat-uh-muh-ran, kat-uh-muh-ran ]
noun
- a vessel, usually propelled by sail, formed of two hulls or floats held side by side by a frame above them. Compare trimaran.
- a float or sailing raft formed of a number of logs lashed together, used in certain parts of India, South America, etc.
- Canadian Dialect. a wooden sled.
catamaran
/ ˌkætəməˈræn /
noun
- a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework
- a primitive raft made of logs lashed together
- old-fashioned.a quarrelsome woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catamaran1
First recorded in 1670–80; from Tamil kaṭṭa-maram “tied wood”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of catamaran1
C17: from Tamil kattumaram tied timber
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Example Sentences
I can paddle my catamaran against both wind and tide; why cannot you do the same?
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They never tired, I think, of seeing me handle my giant “catamaran” and the (to them) mysterious harpoon.
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We also started building a catamaran, with which to navigate the river when the floods had subsided.
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She had easily forced a way for the catamaran through the branches, and once past, had drawn them together again.
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Yamba cried out to me to lie flat on the catamaran, and hold on as tightly as I could until we reached smooth water again.
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