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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, esp. a woman. |
| 4. | Canadian Dialect. a wooden sled. |
Origin:
1690–1700; < Tamil kaṭṭa-maram tied wood
1690–1700; < Tamil kaṭṭa-maram tied wood

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Catamaran
Cat`a*ma*ran"\, n. [The native East Indian name.]1. A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations. 2. Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed. 3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat. The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne, 1804, were called catamarans. --Knight. 4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq.]
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Language Translation for : catamaran
Spanish:
catamarán,
German:
das Auslegerboot, der Katamaran,
Japanese:
双胴船
catamaran
1673, from Tamil kattu-maram "tied wood," from kattu "tie" + maram "wood, tree."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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