trimarann.
/ˈtrʌɪməran/, U.S. /ˈtraɪməˌræn/ A boat with a central hull and a float on each side.
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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
1949 Sun (Baltimore) 27 Sept. 22/3 A trimaran showed running speed but little drive to windward.
1959 Engineering 16 Jan. 86/2 The trimaran configuration, that is a main hull and two outriggers.
1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 iii. 57 Metzger handed Oedipa aboard the about-to-be-hijacked vessel, a 17-foot aluminum trimaran.
1973 Guardian 18 May 18/1 [He] sailed out from England to New Zealand three years ago in a 22-foot trimaran, built and designed by himself.
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