monohulln.
/ˈmɒnəʊhʌl/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌ(h)əl/ A boat with a single hull. Cf. mono n.7
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > having one or more than one hull
trimaran1949
catamaran1957
multihull1963
monohull1967
tri1971
mono1977
multi1984
1967 Motor 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.
1971 New Scientist 4 Feb. 265/2 The superiority of the Planesail concept over the conventional monohull or multihull arrangement had already been amply demonstrated.
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.
1991 Daily Tel. 5 Jan. 29/7 The 40–80ft monohulls have had to complete a 1,000-mile qualifier.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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