catamaran
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
catamaranIt comes from the Tamil words கட்டு kaṭṭu (to bind) and மரம் maram (wood), meaning 'bound wood'. It was reported by the English pirate and adventurer William Dampier, while sailing in the Bay of Bengal in the 1690s.
Definition
- marine
Synonym
Plural
catamarans
Hyperonym
multicoque
Translations
german:Katamaran
english:catamaran
arabic:عَوَّامَة'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:雙體船'%20transform='translate(89.8%20.4)scale(.9375)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-95.8-.4H587v512H-95.8Z'/%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-56.3%20361.6%20-101.3)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cg%20id='kr-c'%3e%3cpath%20id='kr-b'%20fill='%23000001'%20d='M-6-26H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Z'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20y='44'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0%2017v10'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23cd2e3a'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%201%200%2024Z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230047a0'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%200%200%2024A6%206%200%200%200%200%200Z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cy='-6'%20r='6'%20fill='%23cd2e3a'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-123.7%20191.2%2062.2)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'/%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0-23.5v3M0%2017v3.5m0%203v3'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
korean:뗏목
danish:katamaran
spanish:catamarán
finnish:katamaraani
greek:δίγαστρο'%20transform='translate(82.1)scale(.94)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M619.4%20512H-112V0h731.4z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M619.4%20115.2H-112V48h731.4zm0%20350.5H-112v-67.2h731.4zm-483-275%20110.1%20191.6L359%20191.6z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20317.8%2020.9%2035.5%2021.4-35.3z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M136%20320.6%20246.2%20129l112.4%20190.8z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20191.6%2020.9-35.5%2021.4%2035.4zM182%20271.1l-21.7%2036%2041-.1-19.3-36zm-21.3-66.5%2041.2.3-19.8%2036.3zm151.2%2067%2020.9%2035.5-41.7-.5zm20.5-67-41.2.3%2019.8%2036.3zm-114.3%200L189.7%20256l28.8%2050.3%2052.8%201.2%2032-51.5-29.6-52z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hebrew:קטמרן
italian:catamarano'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:双胴船
dutch:catamaran
polish:katamaran
portuguese:catamarã
russian:катамаран
swedish:katamaran
thai:เรือใบที่มีลำเรือสองลำ
turkish:katamaran