"catamaran" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ [UK], /ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/ [UK], /ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/ [Canada, US], /ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catamaran.wav Forms: catamarans [plural]
Etymology: From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|கட்டுமரம்}} Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), {{com|ta|கட்டு|மரம்|nocat=1|t1=to tie|t2=tree, wood}} கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} catamaran (plural catamarans)
  1. A twin-hulled ship or boat. Synonyms (twin-hulled ship or boat): twinhull, cat Hypernyms (twin-hulled ship or boat): multihull Hyponyms (twin-hulled ship or boat): AC45, AC72 Translations (twin-hulled boat): katamaran (Basque), catamarà [masculine] (Catalan), 雙體船 (Chinese Mandarin), 双体船 (shuāngtǐchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), katamaran [masculine] (Czech), katamaran (Danish), tvíkilja [feminine] (Faroese), katamaraani (Finnish), catamaran [masculine] (French), Katamaran [masculine] (German), καταμαράν (katamarán) [neuter] (Greek), δίγαστρο (dígastro) [neuter] (Greek), קָטָמָרָן (katamaran) [masculine] (Hebrew), catamarano [masculine] (Italian), 双胴船 (sōdōsen) (Japanese), カタマラン (katamaran) (Japanese), 뗏목 (ttenmok) (Korean), birling ghooblit [feminine] (Manx), catamaran [masculine] (Norman), katamaran [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), katamaran [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), catamaran (Occitan), katamaran [masculine] (Polish), dwukadłubowiec [masculine] (Polish), catamarã [masculine] (Portuguese), катамара́н (katamarán) [masculine] (Russian), catamarán [masculine] (Spanish), கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram) (Tamil), เรือใบที่มีลำเรือสองลำ (reua bai têe mee lam reua sŏng lam) (Thai), katamaran (Turkish), катамара́н (katamarán) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-catamaran-en-noun-Ifb11Py1 Disambiguation of 'twin-hulled ship or boat': 95 1 3 2 Disambiguation of 'twin-hulled ship or boat': 95 1 3 2 Disambiguation of 'twin-hulled ship or boat': 95 1 3 2 Disambiguation of 'twin-hulled boat': 73 4 20 3
  2. (colloquial, rare, obsolete) A quarrelsome woman; a scold. Tags: colloquial, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-catamaran-en-noun-hPYmec~P
  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. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-catamaran-en-noun-9Toi~p6F Disambiguation of Watercraft: 24 4 62 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 8 67 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 7 53 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 6 61 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 4 69 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 25 20 49 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 19 47 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 26 46 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 29 13 54 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 23 25 46 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 20 49 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 9 57 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 9 54 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 24 14 59 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 27 18 45 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 9 58 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 30 9 58 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 25 20 49 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 25 44 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 29 19 46 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 25 19 46 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 21 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 26 9 63 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 28 17 52 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 18 45 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 24 47 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 9 58 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 8 60 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 21 26 44 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 21 26 44 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 20 50 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 25 20 49 7
  4. (obsolete) An old kind of fireship. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-catamaran-en-noun-FMQqs-i0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cataraft, cat [diminutive] Related terms: trimaran Coordinate_terms: monohull, outrigger canoe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XV, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 218:",
          "text": "Swift over the seas the vessel drives; Madras appears in sight. The first object catching the eye, upon the anchor being cast, was an Indian upon his catamaran, who, making a sudden motion, sprung to the side of the ship, grappled there for a moment, and the next was on the deck.",
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          "ref": "1889, William Makepeace Thackeray, Hobson's Choice:",
          "text": "She meddles with my prescriptions for your wife; she doctors the infant in private: you'll never have a quiet house or a quiet wife as long as that old Catamaran is here.",
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      "word": "katamaraani"
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      "word": "catamaran"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Katamaran"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "twin-hulled boat",
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      "word": "δίγαστρο"
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      "roman": "katamaran",
      "sense": "twin-hulled boat",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "קָטָמָרָן"
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      "sense": "twin-hulled boat",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "catamarano"
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      "sense": "twin-hulled boat",
      "word": "双胴船"
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      "word": "뗏목"
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      "roman": "reua bai têe mee lam reua sŏng lam",
      "sense": "twin-hulled boat",
      "word": "เรือใบที่มีลำเรือสองลำ"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "twin-hulled boat",
      "word": "katamaran"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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