Definition of catamaran
: a vessel (such as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls
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Typically, boats entered include larger monohulls, which can travel about 10 mph, and smaller and sleeker catamarans and beach cats, which can hit speeds of 35 mph.
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After the 2013 and 2017 America's Cup finals were held in hugely expensive high-tech twinhull catamarans, the decision to go back to basics has another benefit.
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From a very fancy marina, the company operates a small fleet of sleek, high-speed catamarans to offshore islands.
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Lewis Bennett, the husband of the Delray Beach woman who went missing when their catamaran went down in the Caribbean last May, is now charged in her murder.
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Didow envisions five catamaran-style ferries running from Elizabeth City to Hertford, Edenton, Plymouth, Columbia, and to Kitty Hawk on the Outer Banks.
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The 37-foot catamaran on which Isabella Hellmann and Lewis Bennett were traveling.
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From the private infinity pools outfitted with catamaran nets for lounging to the water slides that plunge from the upper decks straight into the ocean, this place is every sun worshipper’s dream.
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The captain and crew of a passing 55-foot charter catamaran spotted the five men bobbing in the water and plucked them from the sea before handing them over to the U.S. Coast Guard which arrived on the scene shortly after the rescue.
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Origin and Etymology of catamaran
Tamil kaṭṭumaram, from kaṭṭu to tie + maram tree, wood
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