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catamaran
/ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/
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What does catamaran mean?
noun
- A twin-hulled ship or boat.
More meanings (3)
noun
- (obsolete, rare) A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
- (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.
- (obsolete) An old kind of fireship.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/
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We have learned from the South Sea Islanders how to build and manage a catamaran.
“A catamaran is a boat the Malays use,” he said.
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Thus, he had only been about a year in office as editor, when the Sidmouth Administration was succeeded by that of Mr. Pitt, under whom Lord Melville undertook the unfortunate Catamaran expedition.