CATAMARAN


Meaning of CATAMARAN in English

/ ˌkætəməˈræn; NAmE / noun

a fast sailing boat with two hulls

—compare trimaran

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Tamil kaṭṭumaram , literally tied wood.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.