catamaran

cat·a·ma·ran

 (kăt′ə-mə-răn′)

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.

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[Tamil kaṭṭumaram : kaṭṭu, to tie + maram, wood, log.]

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catamaran

(ˌkætəməˈræn)

n

1. (Nautical Terms) a sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework

2. (Nautical Terms) a primitive raft made of logs lashed together

3. old-fashioned a quarrelsome woman

[C17: from Tamil kattumaram tied timber]

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cat•a•ma•ran

(ˌkæt ə məˈræn)

n.

1. a sailboat whose frame is set on two parallel hulls or floats.

2. a float or raft formed of logs lashed together.

[1690–1700; < Tamil kaṭṭa-maram tied wood]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

catamaran - a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck sailboat, sailing boat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

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Translations

زَوْرَقٌ ذو هَيْكَلَيْن

katamarankatamarán

katamaran

KatamaranAuslegerboot

catamarán

katamaraani

catamaran

katamarán

tvíbolungur

catamarano

katamaranas

katamarāns

katamaran

katamaran

catamaran

катамаран

katamarán

katamarançift tekneli kayık

双体船连筏船

catamaran

[ˌkætəməˈræn] N → catamarán m

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catamaran

[ˌkætəməˈræn] n → catamaran mcat-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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

catamaran

n → Katamaran m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

catamaran

[ˌkætəməˈræn] n → catamarano

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

catamaran

(kӕtəməˈrӕn) noun

a sailing-boat with two parallel hulls. katamaran, tweerompskuit زَوْرَقٌ ذو هَيْكَلَيْن лодка catamarã katamarán das Auslegerboot, der Katamaran 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 catamarankatamaran katamaran کوچنی قایق 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 双体船，连筏船

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