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trimaran

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of boat with three parallel hulls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sailboat, sailing boat

History

Etymology

Blend of tri- + catamaran.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: trimarà — type of boat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 三體船 /三体船 (sāntǐchuán) — type of boat
  • Danish: trimaran — type of boat
  • Dutch: trimaran — type of boat
  • Finnish: trimaraani — type of boat
  • French: trimaran — type of boat
  • Galician: trimarán — type of boat
  • German: Trimaran — type of boat
  • Hebrew: טרימרן — type of boat
  • Italian: trimarano — type of boat
  • Norwegian: trimaran — type of boat
  • Occitan: trimaran — type of boat
  • Polish: trimaran — type of boat
  • Polish: trzykadłubowiec — type of boat
  • Portuguese: trimarã — type of boat
  • Portuguese: trimaran — type of boat
  • Russian: тримара́н (trimarán) — type of boat
  • Serbo-Croatian: тримаран — type of boat
  • Serbo-Croatian: trimaran — type of boat
  • Spanish: trimarán — type of boat
  • Swedish: trimaran — type of boat