Catamaran
Definition of Catamaran
Cat`a`ma`ran´
n.
1.
A
kind
of
raft
or
float
,
consisting
of two or more
logs
or
pieces
of
wood
lashed
together
, and
moved
by
paddles
or
sail
; - used as a
surf
boat
and for other
purposes
on the
coasts
of the
East
and
West
Indies
and
South
America
.
Modified
forms
are much used in the
lumber
regions
of
North
America
, and at
life-saving
stations
.
2.
Any
vessel
with
twin
hulls
,
whether
propelled
by
sails
or by
steam
;
esp
., one of a
class
of
double-hulled
pleasure
boats
remarkable
for
speed
.
3.
A
kind
of
fire
raft
or
torpedo
bat
.
The
incendiary
rafts
prepared
by
Sir
Sidney
Smith
for
destroying
the
French
flotilla
at
Boulogne
,
1804
, were
called
catamarans
.
- Knight.
4.
A
quarrelsome
woman
; a
scold
.
Related Words
sailboat
,
sailing
boat
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