: a vessel (such as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls
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The high speed of the F50 catamarans is a defining feature of the sport.—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025 Key West Historic Seaport Key West’s old seaport is a gem: a waterfront harborwalk with shopping and dining in the middle of a marina that features fishing charters, sunset-sailing catamarans and tall ships.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025 From towering catamarans racing at 60mph to $12.8m in prize money.—Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025 This fully customizable electric catamaran has the shipyard’s signature solar panels integrated into the hull sides, superstructure and curved areas, covering around 738 square feet of surface area and generating up to 13kWp of energy.—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for catamaran
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Etymology
Tamil kaṭṭumaram, from kaṭṭu to tie + maram tree, wood
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