catamaran

UK/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/US/ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/

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Other forms: catamarans

A catamaran is a boat with two hulls side by side. Sail a catamaran, a racing catamaran, the catamaran ferry.

The two hulls give stability without a heavy keel, which is why a catamaran is fast and shallow and why it does not right itself once over. The word is Tamil and means tied wood.

Definitions of catamaran

1nouncatamaranA boat with two hulls side by side.B2+
“We spent the afternoon sailing around the bay on a catamaran, lying on the net at the front.”

catamaran is a boat.

Where it comes from

Tamil kattumaram means tied wood, from kattu, to tie, plus maram, wood.

Tamil
கட்டுமரம்
English, today
catamaran

From Tamil கட்டுமரம், from கட்டு + மரம்.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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catamaran in the wild

Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the largest catamarans and monohulls also carry cars, buses, large trucks and freight.
High-speed craft
There is still a wide variety of builders for smaller fast catamaran ferries between 24 and 60 metres.
High-speed craft
Lagoon catamaran is a brand of twin-hulled boats that are designed and produced in Bordeaux, France.
Lagoon catamaran
Lagoon is the world's largest multihull builder with 5800 catamarans produced since 1984.
Lagoon catamaran
James Wharram was a British multihull pioneer and designer of catamarans.
James Wharram

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