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catamaran
noun
cat·a·ma·ran
ˌka-tə-mə-ˈran 
ˈka-tə-mə-ˌran
: a vessel (such as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls
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On Blue Moon, Big Blue’s new 53-foot catamaran, the hold was stuffed with bottles of Moët.
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Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Heimann and her family were scheduled to sail on a catamaran in the British Virgin Islands.
—Bri Buckley, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Sunshine Charters will take you for a spin on their 40-foot catamaran around Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix, through the drawbridge, and out to Lake Michigan.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
SailGP features identical hydrofoil catamaran boats that can go more than 60 miles per hour.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Heimann and her family were scheduled to sail on a catamaran in the British Virgin Islands.
—Bri Buckley, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Sunshine Charters will take you for a spin on their 40-foot catamaran around Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix, through the drawbridge, and out to Lake Michigan.
—Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
SailGP features identical hydrofoil catamaran boats that can go more than 60 miles per hour.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Catamaran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catamaran. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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catamaran
noun
cat·a·ma·ran
ˌkat-ə-mə-ˈran
ˈkat-ə-mə-ˌran
: a boat with twin hulls
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