That word, ironically, is the origin for the English word catamaran, now applied to sleek, luxury yachts.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2005] Reference

The man was blowed to pieces, I tell you, by a thing called a catamaran, off the coast o '.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mayor of Troy] Reference

The simple idea of joining two tankers like a catamaran could be the future of energy storage, researchers say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peak Energy] Reference

Perhaps team 4 gets as far as the 'catamaran' but falters thereafter.    From Wordnik.com.  [The God Delusion]

They never tired, I think, of seeing me handle my giant "catamaran" and the (to them) mysterious harpoon.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont] Reference

"A catamaran is a boat the Malays use," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sons and Lovers] Reference

You guys were clinging to your capsized catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2009] Reference

Their catamaran was found Wednesday with nobody onboard.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2007] Reference

Their catamaran was found Wednesday with no one on board.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2007] Reference

Cheri lives on a 37-foot catamaran called the Valivo (ph).    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2006] Reference

Cale, sitting on the catamaran, clung to its seaweed trunks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]

I have commitment vows on a catamaran in the middle of the Bahamas.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2007] Reference

Back at Jaffa port, catamaran owner Oded Doron is also bracing for tougher times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Voting For Sharon, Hoping For The Best] Reference

We have learned from the South Sea Islanders how to build and manage a catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference

There was a fence that was torn down, a catamaran that was on dry land toppled over.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 14, 2004] Reference

KENDRIGAN: As of now, we would probably like to get a catamaran and sail for a while.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2007] Reference

TODD: It was too late to extract all the water, and their leaking catamaran flipped over.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2009] Reference

Go on a one-hour catamaran ride across the Santa Barbara channel, passing humpback whales.    From Wordnik.com.  [TRAVEL: TAMALES IN PARADISE] Reference

It's actually a catamaran, the swift, used during tsunami, and during Katrina to bring aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2006] Reference

In Switzerland, a catamaran is lifted by helicopter as it makes its way to the Mediterranean.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2009] Reference

The next day, they were on a catamaran, Howard K. Stern and Anna Nicole n a commitment ceremony.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2007] Reference

Navy's high speed catamaran Swift or similar charter ships for the short hop from Cyprus to Lebanon.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2006] Reference

And if we can bring up the picture -- there's the catamaran -- we are going a little bit slower there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2008] Reference

The catamaran hummed along while passengers sunned themselves, took pictures, and moved about the cabins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joe Burke's Last Stand] Reference

The experienced sailors were left drifting for six hours after a powerful gust of wind capsized their rented catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2005] Reference

The hunters now strung series of kayaks together with strong leather ropes, three skin boats being attached in a catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eternal Maiden] Reference

MORELLI: Authorities tricked Rockefeller into coming out of the apartment by telling him the catamaran was taking on water.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2008] Reference

The FBI, acting on a tip, tricked him into the open, telling him his 26-foot catamaran was taking on water at a Baltimore marina.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2008] Reference

These boats, by the way, if you look at the bottom of the boats, they're actually -- it's kind of like the bottom of a catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2007] Reference

The catamaran, which will transport the whale back to her home waters off the Canadian coast, is experiencing mechanical problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2002] Reference

This catamaran expedition, indeed, from which mighty things were expected by the whole nation, ended only in laughter and derision.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference

He dealt with the situation similar to this some years ago when friends of ours 'catamaran was rolled over just south of Cape Horn.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference

TUCHMAN: One theory cops are working on is that Rockefeller may try to sail his daughter out of the country in a 72-foot catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2008] Reference

TUCHMAN: One theory cops are working on is that Rockefeller may try to sail his daughter out of the country on a 72-foot catamaran.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2008] Reference

That ` s 150-foot three-deck catamaran that sails just off the west coast of Aruba with partygoers on board, usually in the evenings.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2005] Reference