单词 | catamaran |
释义 | catamaran[ kat-uh-muh-ran ] / ˌkæt ə məˈræn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catamaran ON THESAURUS.COM nouna vessel, usually propelled by sail, formed of two hulls or floats held side by side by a frame above them.Compare trimaran. a float or sailing raft formed of a number of logs lashed together, used in certain parts of India, South America, etc. a quarrelsome person, especially a woman. Canadian Dialect. a wooden sled. Origin of catamaranFirst recorded in 1690–1700, catamaran is from the Tamil word kaṭṭa-maram tied wood Words nearby catamarancatalytic, catalytic converter, catalytic cracker, catalytic cracking, catalyze, catamaran, Catamarca, catamenia, catamite, catamnesis, catamount Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catamaranBritish Dictionary definitions for catamarancatamaran / (ˌkætəməˈræn) / nouna sailing, or sometimes motored, vessel with twin hulls held parallel by a rigid framework a primitive raft made of logs lashed together old-fashioned a quarrelsome woman Word Origin for catamaranC17: from Tamil kattumaram tied timber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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