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trimaran

[ trahy-muh-ran ]

noun

  1. a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.


trimaran

/ ˈٰɪəˌæ /

noun

  1. a vessel, usually of shallow draught, with two hulls flanking the main hull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of trimaran1

First recorded in 1950–55; tri- + (cata)maran
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of trimaran1

C20: from tri- + ( cata ) maran
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A Mexican Navy search and rescue team discovered a vessel, later identified as Mr. Lawson’s trimaran, the Defiant, about 410 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico, on Thursday.

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The sleek autonomous trimaran docked in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday, after more than five weeks crossing the Atlantic Ocean from England, according to tech company IBM, which helped build it.

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Lloyd’s List Intelligence identified the ship as the trimaran, or a three-hulled racing vessel.

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A sleek robotic trimaran retracing the 1620 journey of the famous English vessel had to turn back Friday to fix a mechanical problem.

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Three years later, at 30, he became the youngest skipper to win the America’s Cup when he helmed Oracle Team USA’s giant trimaran to victory over a Swiss-backed catamaran.

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