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catamaran
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cat·a·ma·ran  (kt-m-rn)
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 kaumaram : kau, to tie + maram, wood, log.]

catamaran [ˌkætəməˈræn]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a primitive raft made of logs lashed together
3. Informal a quarrelsome woman
[from Tamil kattumaram tied timber]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.catamaran - a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deckcatamaran - a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
sailboat, sailing boat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
Translations
catamaran [ˌkætəməˈræn] Ncatamarán m

catamaran [ˌkætəməˈræn] ncatamaran m
cat-and-mouse [ˈkætəndmaʊs] adj [game, situation] → du chat et de la souris
after a tense cat-and-mouse game with the police and gendarmes → après un jeu du chat et de la souris mouvementé avec la police et les gendarmes
to play a cat-and-mouse game with sb → jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn

catamaran
nKatamaran m

catamaran [ˌkætəməˈræn] ncatamarano

catamaran
n catamaran [kӕtəməˈrӕn]
a sailing-boat with two parallel hulls. katamaran, tweerompskuit زَوْرَقٌ ذو هَيْكَلَيْن лодка katamarán katamaran das Auslegerboot, der Katamaran σκάφος καταμαράν catamarán katamaraan قایق بادبانی دو بدنه katamaraani catamaran קַטמָרַן लठ्ठों का बेड़ा dvotrupac katamarán katamaran tvíbolungur catamarano 双胴船 쌍동선 katamaranas katamarāns katamaran catamaran katamaran katamaran catamarã catamaran катамаран katamarán katamaran katamaran katamaran เรือใบที่มีลำเรือสองลำ katamaran, çift tekneli kayık 雙體船,雙連舟 катамаран بادبانی کشتی کی ایک قسم thuyền đôi


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