trimaran

[ trahy-muh-ran ]

noun

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

trimaran

/ ˈtraɪməˌræn /

noun

1. a vessel, usually of shallow draught, with two hulls flanking the main hull

Word History and Origins

Origin of trimaran¹

First recorded in 1950–55; tri- + (cata)maran

Word History and Origins

Origin of trimaran¹

C20: from tri- + ( cata ) maran

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

In his 12-meter Olympus Photo trimaran, Birch pipped Frenchman Michel Malinovsky’s bigger, more powerful monohull to the line.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

Small and agile with crews of about 80 sailors, Independence-class littoral warships like the Montgomery have a futuristic-looking, all-aluminum trimaran design.

From Seattle Times