Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fast sailboat with three parallel hulls.
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- noun A type of
boat with three parallelhulls .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The trimaran is a very forgiving design, which is why it is preferred by so many these days for sea voyaging and island hopping.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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The trimaran is a very forgiving design, which is why it is preferred by so many these days for sea voyaging and island hopping.
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A trimaran is a sailing vessel, distant cousin of a catamaran.
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MacInnes still has a job, helping to maintain BMW Oracle's trimaran, which is a huge and complicated sailing machine, one that requires an estimated 200 to 300 man-hours of work on shore for every hour of sailing.
NYT > Home Page By HENRY FOUNTAIN 2010
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A trimaran is a sailing vessel, distant cousin of a catamaran.
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Why did you decide on a 100 foot trimaran, which is the modern day solo sailor's record attempt boat, rather than building a bigger boat that could try to take the Jules Verne trophy?
unknown title 2009
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A trimaran is a sailing vessel, distant cousin of a catamaran.
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A trimaran is a sailing vessel, distant cousin of a catamaran.
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If Alcatel had new direction, why was it still boasting of a manufacturing "trimaran" in telecoms, trains and nuclear power?
Buying American 2008
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New Zealander Peter Bethune said the futuristic trimaran Ady Gil was salvagable after the crash, but that he was ordered by Sea Shepherd head Paul Watson to scuttle it.
World Watch 2010
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