catamaran

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cat·a·ma·ran /ˌkætəməˈræn/ noun [countable]  TTWa sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water) 双体船

Examples from the Corpus

catamaran• The ceremony took place on the beach followed by a private trip on a catamaran at sunset.• Porto Heli and Cannigione additionally offer catamaran coaching.• Local sailing options include bombing on windsurfers, high performance dinghies, or catamarans in some centres.• Had Trent been Miguelito he would have lain in wait in the jungle by the catamaran.• Their slope and angle up to the cabin top was sufficient to drive the catamaran north.• Thirty yards separated them from the catamaran.• Lightning played across the front almost continually, and thunder rolled over the catamaran.• The catamaran surged forward under the added power of the big sail.Origin catamaran (1600-1700) Tamil kattumaram, from kattu “to tie” + maram “tree”

cat·a·ma·ran nounChineseSyllable  

boat (=the a sailing with that separate Corpus two goes part hulls

catamaran
cat‧a‧ma‧ran /ˌkætəməˈræn/ noun [countable]a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
     

THESAURUS

■ types of boat
   ▪ yacht a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
   ▪ sailing boat British English, sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
   ▪ rowing boat British English, rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
   ▪ dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
   ▪ catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
   ▪ trimaran a sailing boat with three separate HULLSs
   ▪ barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
   ▪ canal boat (also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
   ▪ canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
   ▪ kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
   ▪ punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
   ▪ houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
   ▪ pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc: People were out on the lake in pleasure boats.
    ⇨ ship

cata·ma·ranBrE /ˌkætəməˈræn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkætəməˈræn/ 🔊 noun

a fast sailing boat with two hulls 双体船  ➡  compare trimaran