cataraft

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noun

A long raft with two pontoons, capable of carrying more than one person.

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Meanings

nouncataraft (plural catarafts)

plural catarafts

  1. A long raft with two pontoons, capable of carrying more than one person.

    I have a 14-foot raft and a cataraft, which is a raft with two pontoons and a frame that can carry me and two other passengers.

    2009 July 17, “Reading the River”, in New York Times

Origin

Blend of catamaran + raft.

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APA

cataraft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataraft

MLA

“cataraft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataraft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cataraft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataraft.

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