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catamaran.

A twin-hulled ship or boat.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/UK/ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/UK/ˈkæ.tə.məˌɹæn/Canada, US/ˌkæ.tə.məˈɹæn/Canada, US
  1. A twin-hulled ship or boat.

  2. A quarrelsome woman; a scold.

    colloquial · obsolete · rare
  3. A raft of three pieces of wood lashed together, the middle piece being longer than the others, and serving as a keel on which the rower squats while paddling.

    obsolete
  4. An old kind of fireship.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Tamil கட்டுமரம் (kaṭṭumaram), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to tie”) + மரம் (maram, “tree, wood”).

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