Definition
A boat or ship with two parallel hulls side by side, making it very stable and spacious.
Etymology
From Tamil 'kattumaram' (tied logs), from 'kattu' (tie) + 'maram' (wood/log). The word came to English through Portuguese traders in the 17th century, originally describing logs lashed together.
Kelly Says
Fishermen in Tamil Nadu invented catamarans centuries before modern naval engineers 'discovered' them—they found that two hulls tied together were far more stable than one, which is why modern luxury yachts and ferries use this ancient design.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاتاماران
kata-ma-ra-an
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটামারান
ka-ta-ma-ra-an
CACatalà
catamarà
kata-ma-ra
CSČeština
katamarán
kata-ma-ran
DADansk
catamaran
kata-ma-ran
DEDeutsch
Katamaran
kata-ma-ran
ELΕλληνικά
καταμαράν
kata-ma-ran
ESEspañol
catamarán
kata-ma-ran
FAفارسی
کاتاماران
kata-ma-ra-an
FISuomi
katamariani
kata-ma-ria-ni
FRFrançais
catamaran
kata-ma-ran
GUGU
કેટમારન
ke-ta-ma-ran
HAHA
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
HEעברית
קטמרין
kat-ma-rin
HIहिन्दी
कैटामरान
ka-ta-ma-raan
HUMagyar
katamarán
kata-ma-ran
IDBahasa Indonesia
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
IGIG
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
ITItaliano
catamarano
kata-ma-ra-no
KKKK
катamaran
kata-maran
KMKM
កាតាម៉ារ៉ាន
ka-ta-ma-ra-an
MRMR
कटामारन
ka-ta-ma-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ကတ်မာရန်
kat-ma-ra-n
NLNederlands
catamaran
kata-ma-ran
NONorsk
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
PAPA
ਕਟਾਮਾਰਨ
kat-a-ma-ran
PLPolski
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
PTPortuguês
catamarã
kata-ma-rã
RORomână
catamaran
kata-ma-ran
RUРусский
катамаран
kata-maran
SVSvenska
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
SWKiswahili
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
TAதமிழ்
கட்டமாரான்
katta-ma-raan
TEతెలుగు
కటామారన్
ka-ta-ma-raan
TLTL
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
TRTürkçe
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
UKУкраїнська
катамаран
kata-maran
URاردو
کٹامارین
kat-a-ma-reen
VITiếng Việt
catamaran
ca-ta-ma-ran
YOYO
katamaran
kata-ma-ran
ZUZU
ikhatamara
i-ka-ta-ma-ra