Meanings
nounmultihull (plural multihulls)
plural multihulls
- A boat with two or more hulls.
The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.
2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 141
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Italic*moltos
- Latinmultus
- Latinmultī
- Middle Englishmulti-
- Englishmulti-
- Englishhull
- Englishmultihull
Translations
Catalan multibuc
- multibuctype of boat
French multicoque
- multicoquetype of boat
German Mehrrumpfboot
- Mehrrumpfboottype of boat
Hebrew כְּלִי שַׁיִט רַב גּוּפִי
- כְּלִי שַׁיִט רַב גּוּפִי (kli shayit rav gufi)type of boat
Polish wielokadłubowiec
- wielokadłubowiectype of boat
Spanish multicasco
- multicascotype of boat
Swedish Flerskrovsbåt
- Flerskrovsbåttype of boat
Cite this entry
APA
multihull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multihull
MLA
“multihull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multihull. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multihull,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multihull.
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