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multihull

(ˈmʌltɪˌhʌl)
n
(Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel with two or more hulls. Compare monohull
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mul•ti•hull

(ˈmʌl tiˌhʌl, ˈmʌl taɪ-)

n.
a boat having two or more hulls, as a catamaran or a trimaran.
[1960–65]
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Translations

multihull

[ˈmʌltɪhʌl] N → multicasco m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

multihull

[ˈmʌltɪˌhʌl] n → multiscafo
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