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Catamaran origin word. In Tamil language kattu means to tie and maram means woodBoth the words joined together form the word kattumaram which tells us how a catamaran is built by tying tow logs of wood together. After a tense cat-and-mouse game with the police and gendarmes après un jeu du chat et de la souris mouvementé avec la police et les gendarmes. Catamaran definitionIELTS WordsTOEFL WordsGRE WordsSAT WordsGMAT WordsEnglish asl dictionary onlinedictionary for kidscambridge dictionarythesaurus dictionary dictionaryenglishtestinfo is the worlds leading online source for English definitions synonyms word origins and etymologies audio pronunciations example sentences slang phrases idioms word games legal and medical.

Early 17th century from Tamil kaṭṭumaram literally tied wood. That word ironically is the origin for the English word catamaran now applied to sleek luxury yachts. A catamaran informally a cat is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size.

Furthermore jachtschepen was the name for narrow light and very fast sailing boats that the Dutchmen were using for intercepting larger and slower boats and ships. Origin history III Abbreviation. Ark bangca barge canoe catamaran caravel carrack coracle cruiser cutter dhow dinghy dory dragon boat.

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 5th Edition. N Catamaran kata-mar-an or kat-amar-an a raft of three pieces of wood lashed together the middle piece being longer than the others and serving as a keelon this the rower squats and works a paddlemuch used in the Madras surf. Catamaran definition is - a vessel such as a sailboat with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls.

An old kind of fire-ship long superseded. CNN Transcript Jan 7 2005. Tamil is a language spoken by people in Tamil Nadu a state in south India and in Sri Lanka.

From Tamil கடட kaṭṭu to tie மரம maram tree wood. Brewers Dictionary of Phrase Fable lists it as A colloquial term for a quarrelsome old woman so called from a pun on cat. A fast sailing boat with two hulls compare trimaran Topics Transport by water c2 Sports.