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Catamaran
Catamaran Cat`a*ma*ran", n. [The native East Indian name.]
1. A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or
pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or
sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the
coasts of the East and West Indies and South America.
Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of
North America, and at life-saving stations.
2. Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or
by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure
boats remarkable for speed.
3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.
The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith
for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne,
1804, were called catamarans. --Knight.
4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq.]
Meaning of Catamarans from wikipedia
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cargo space.
Catamarans from
Oceania and
Maritime Southeast Asia
became the
inspiration for
modern catamarans.
Until the 20th
century catamaran development...
- world's
largest multihull builder with 5800
catamarans produced since 1984,
specialises in
modern sailing catamarans that are
suitable for both
coastal and...
- in
suburban Hobart and
built four
small ferries before International Catamarans was
formed in 1977 by a
partnership between founder Bob
Clifford and marine...
- of high-speed
craft ferry routes. Many
routes are
operated by
catamarans, as
catamarans are a
faster craft than a
similar sized monohulls. In the 1990s...
-
Girls Two
Catamarans.
James Wharram has also
written his
autobiography People of the Sea. List of
multihulls "1959 - 40ft.
ketch rigged catamaran, Rongo...
-
Catamaran Corporation (formerly SXC
Health Solutions) is the
former name of a
company that now
operates within UnitedHealth Group's
OptumRX division (since...
- Beverly,
which outclassed the
other catamarans. However, she was
defeated by
Sealion in the 1963
North American Catamaran Championship, held off Marion, M****achusetts...
-
exported to the
United Kingdom. The
brother of her
designer described these catamarans as
outstanding upwind performers: I can, with a good whole-sail breeze...
-
sailing catamarans. Its fibergl****
catamaran models range in
nominal length between 14 feet (4.3 m) and 18 feet (5.5 m).
Rotomolded catamaran models range...
- Cheyenne,
formerly known as
PlayStation is a
large catamaran created for the 2000
around the
world race
known as The Race. Like its competitors, Cheyenne...
