trimaran

noun

tri·​ma·​ran ˈtrī-mə-ˌran 

ˌtrī-mə-ˈran

: a fast pleasure sailboat with three hulls side by side

Examples of trimaran in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

San Diego's deep involvement with sea drones began in 2016 with the arrival of Sea Hunter, a 132-foot experimental trimaran that can go up to 90 days without refueling and travel about 12,000 miles. —Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026

San Diego’s deep involvement with sea drones began in 2016 with the arrival of Sea Hunter, a 132-foot experimental trimaran that can go up to 90 days without refueling and travel about 12,000 miles. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

The 60-foot trimaran, featured in the film Waterworld, later renamed Loe Real, claimed top elapsed-time honors in 2009 and 2010. —Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026

Years before the trimaran touched water in February, Baroness Ariane de Rothschild resolved to extend her family’s sailing legacy with a vessel that would test the outer limits of offshore multihull sailing. —Helen Iatrou, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

tri- + catamaran

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trimaran

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan