Synonyms

catamaran

[kat-uh-muh-ran] Origin

cat·a·ma·ran

[kat-uh-muh-ran]
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.
3.
a quarrelsome person, especially a woman.
4.
Canadian Dialect. a wooden sled.

Origin:
1690–1700; < Tamil kaṭṭa-maram tied wood
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catamaran (ˌkætəməˈræn)
 
n
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
3.  old-fashioned a quarrelsome woman
 
[C17: from Tamil kattumaram tied timber]

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catamaran
1673, from Tamil kattu-maram "tied wood," from kattu "tie" + maram "wood, tree."
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