catamaran

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Pronunciation

• (Canada, America) IPA: /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/, /ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/
• (British) IPA: /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/, /ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/

Noun

catamaran (plural catamarans)

1. A twin-hulled ship or boat.
2. (colloquial, rare, obsolete) A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
3. (obsolete) A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.
4. (obsolete) An old kind of fireship.

Synonyms

• (twin-hulled ship or boat) twinhull

Related terms

• trimaran

Translations

• French: catamaran
• German: Katamaran
• Italian: catamarano
• Portuguese: catamarã
• Russian: катамара́н
• Spanish: catamarán

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