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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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Other interesting stays include a 34-foot catamaran sailboat near Key West and an Islamorada home with a private dock.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Sail around on a catamaran cruise.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Other interesting stays include a 34-foot catamaran sailboat near Key West and an Islamorada home with a private dock.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Sail around on a catamaran cruise.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
The league’s identical F50 catamarans bristle with carbon fiber and technology, each wired to the Oracle Cloud.
—G.w. Allen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Catamaran.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catamaran. Accessed 14 May. 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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