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单词 seacat
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SeaCatn.2

Brit. /ˈsiːˌkat/, U.S. /ˈsiˌkæt/
Forms: 1900s– Sea Cat, 1900s– SeaCat, 1900s– Seacat, 1900s– seacat.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., catamaran n.
Etymology: < sea n. + cat- (in catamaran n.).
A seagoing catamaran; (in later use) spec. a type of large, high-speed, motorized catamaran, used esp. as a passenger and car ferry on short sea crossings.A proprietary name in the United States.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > [noun] > ferry > types of
toni1582
horse-boat1591
bac1676
ferry bridge1696
rope-ferry1755
pont1776
ferry flat1805
steam-ferry1812
steam ferry-boat1812
night boat1839
bar-boat1857
train ferry-boat1867
car ferry1884
grind1889
swinging-bridge1892
train ferry1900
night ferry1948
SeaCat1954
walla-walla1957
1954 People & Places Sept. 7 (caption) Details of catamaran construction are clearly visible as Warren Gale and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gilbert push their boat out to meet a wave. Mrs. Gilbert didn't quite manage to climb aboard before the ‘sea cat’ was on its way.
1989 Oilman (Nexis) Aug. 223 The first German shipping line, AG Ems, put a high-speed Seacat-type catamaran into service in April 1989.
1994 D. Porter Frommer's Comprehensive Trav. Guide Portugal '94-5 ii. 53 Traveling by SeaCat..cuts your journey time from the U.K. to the continent.
1995 Observer 23 Apr. 11/1 The super seacat has no bow doors.
2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Mar. 38 Taking you to Belfast in just two and-a-half hours, the Seacat service from Troon has two daily crossings.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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