"multihull" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌltihʌl/ [UK] Forms: multihulls [plural]
Etymology: From multi- + hull. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|hull}} multi- + hull Head templates: {{en-noun}} multihull (plural multihulls)
  1. A boat with two or more hulls. Categories (topical): Watercraft Hyponyms: catamaran, trimaran Derived forms: multihulled Related terms: outrigger canoe, SWATH hull, hydrofoil Translations (type of boat): multibuc [masculine] (Catalan), multicoque [masculine] (French), Mehrrumpfboot (German), כְּלִי שַׁיִט רַב גּוּפִי (kli shayit rav gufi) [masculine] (Hebrew), wielokadłubowiec [masculine] (Polish), multicasco [masculine] (Spanish), Flerskrovsbåt (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "type of boat",
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      "sense": "type of boat",
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      "sense": "type of boat",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "type of boat",
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      "sense": "type of boat",
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