cataraft

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of catamaran +‎ raft

Noun[edit]

cataraft (plural catarafts)

  1. A long raft with two pontoons, capable of carrying more than one person.
    • 2009 July 17, “Reading the River”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.