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monohull|ˈmɒnəʊhʌl|
[f. mono- + hull n.2]
A boat with a single hull. Also attrib. or as adj. Cf. multihull.
1967Motor Boating Oct. 135 This year the race was split into two divisions, caused by the catamaran show of superiority: one for monohulls, the other for cats. 1968Observer 9 June 23/5, I would like to see two separate [single-handed Atlantic crossing] races in future,..—one for monohulls and one for multihulls. 1969Sunday Times 2 Feb. 50 The design of the monohull can be improved—there is constant experiment with materials. 1971New Scientist 4 Feb. 265/2 The superiority of the Planesail concept over the conventional monohull or multihull arrangement had already been amply demonstrated. 1972Observer 11 June 18/7, I am confident that Three Cheers, and certainly a multihull, will win—with the radical monohull Strongbow our only serious competitor. 1973‘A. York’ Captivator iii. 44 She's all but thirty feet long..and being a cat, she's fourteen feet wide. That means she has about the same accommodation as a monohull. |