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Synonyms for catamaran


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kat-uh-muh-ran
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæt ə məˈræn



Définition of catamaran

Origin :
  • East Indies log raft, 1670s, from Tamil kattu-maram "tied wood," from kattu "tie, binding" + maram "wood, tree."
  • noun vessel
Example sentences :
  • This happened once to the first catamaran that was sailed in New York Bay.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 » by Various
  • I shall want one hand with me to sail the catamaran while I do the fighting.
  • Extract from : « Turned Adrift » by Harry Collingwood
  • She was a "twin boat:" that is, she had two hulls, like a "catamaran."
  • Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
  • For some moments the deck of the Catamaran rang with the shouts, “Ship ahoy!”
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • Guided by the breath of heaven, and by that alone, did the Catamaran continue her course.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • As soon as the gig was ready to receive them, the “stores” of the Catamaran were transferred to it.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • The crew of the Catamaran could only frame conjectures,—all of a horrid nature.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • Her slow-sailing was not the only objection to the Catamaran.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • Fortunately for the crew of the Catamaran, it did not become a storm.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • They were evidently in chase of him, with as much eagerness as he was in chase of the Catamaran.
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid

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