catamaran

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C0154400 (kăt′ə-mə-răn′)n.1. A boat with two parallel hulls or floats, especially a light sailboat with a mast mounted on a transverse frame joining the hulls.2. A raft of logs or floats lashed together and propelled by paddles or sails.

[Tamil kaṭṭumaram : kaṭṭu, to tie + maram, wood, log.]

catamaran

(ˌkætəməˈræn) n1. (Nautical Terms) a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework2. (Nautical Terms) a primitive raft made of logs lashed together3. old-fashioned a quarrelsome woman[C17: from Tamil kattumaram tied timber]

cat•a•ma•ran

(ˌkæt ə məˈræn)

n. 1. a sailboat whose frame is set on two parallel hulls or floats. 2. a float or raft formed of logs lashed together. [1690–1700; < Tamil kaṭṭa-maram tied wood]

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Noun

catamaran - a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single decksailboat, sailing boat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

Translations

双体船连筏船

catamaran

(kӕtəməˈrӕn) noun a sailing-boat with two parallel hulls. 双体船，连筏船

catamaran

(kăt'əmərăn`), watercraft made up of two connected hulls or a single hull with two parallel keels. Originally used by the natives of Polynesia, the catamaran design was adopted by Western boat builders in the 19th cent. The twin hulls of the traditional Polynesian catamaran are log canoes; the catamaran may have given rise to the outriggeroutrigger,
canoe-type vessel with a wood or bamboo float attached to the side of the craft and extending out over the water. The term outrigger also refers to the float itself.
..... Click the link for more information. . An extremely stable craft, it can be paddled or sailed even in the heavy waves of the S Pacific. The American Nathanael Herreshoff first built Western-type catamarans in the 1870s. The twin-hulled sailing or motor boat has since become a popular pleasure craft, largely because of its speed and stability. High-speed catamaran ferries can exceed 40 knots (74 km per hr). Catamarans range from 12 ft (3.7 m) to more than 360 ft (110 m) in length and are among the world's fastest sailing and motor craft.

Catamaran

(from Tamil kattumaram, literally “logs bound together”).

(1) A raft for short trips and fishing among peoples along the Asiatic coast of the Indian Ocean and neighboring islands, propelled by paddles or sail. Similar rafts were used by the native inhabitants of the islands of the Pacific Ocean and South America. The term “catamaran” also referred to a small paddle boat or sailing vessel consisting of several logs, hollowed out and pointed on both ends, interconnected by cross bars.

(2) A modern twin-hulled vessel (with two parallel hulls connected on the top side by trusses or a continuous deck) or single-hulled sailing vessel with one or two outlying balance floats on the side. It is exceptionally swift and stable. There are various kinds of catamarans: for sea and river fishing, carrying passengers and cargo, towing and rescue work, sports and tourism, and scientific research.

catamaran

[¦kad·ə·mə¦ran] (naval architecture) A sailing or powered boat having two rather slender hulls joined by a deck or other structure. A rectangular raft resting on two parallel cylindrical floats.

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1. a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework 2. a primitive raft made of logs lashed together

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