Multihulls is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Multihulls meaning
plural of multihull
Using Multihulls
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of multihull
- In the example corpus, multihulls often appears in combinations such as: multihulls are, multihulls feature.
Context around Multihulls
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Multihulls
- In this selection, "multihulls" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, yachts, differentiate, performance and feature stand out and add context to how "multihulls" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cup for multihulls in november and for choosing multihulls. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "multihulls" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with multihulls
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Characteristics Many traits differentiate multihulls from monohulls along several axes. (10 words)
Physical Multihulls have a broader variety of hull and payload geometries. (11 words)
Safety Multihulls feature greater seaworthiness vs monohulls with the same displacement. (11 words)
Beyond Les Voiles, there is the Cata-Cup for multihulls in November; the Bucket Regatta for superyachts in March and the biennial Transat AG2R, which finishes in St. Barts and is the only two-handed trans-Atlantic race on identical boats. (41 words)
The week-long regatta will have aquatic athletes competing in a variety of competitive classes, such as the L26 nationals, J22 and ORC regionals and an open class for keelers and multihulls. (32 words)
Multihulls feature reduced roll and yaw (equivalent pitch motion) with transverse stability (depends on transverse clearance) comparable to or greater than longitudinal stability. (23 words)
Example sentences (12)
The week-long regatta will have aquatic athletes competing in a variety of competitive classes, such as the L26 nationals, J22 and ORC regionals and an open class for keelers and multihulls.
Beyond Les Voiles, there is the Cata-Cup for multihulls in November; the Bucket Regatta for superyachts in March and the biennial Transat AG2R, which finishes in St. Barts and is the only two-handed trans-Atlantic race on identical boats.
Although monohulls have long been the standard in motor yachts, multihulls are gaining in popularity.
Characteristics Many traits differentiate multihulls from monohulls along several axes.
Multihulls are more prone towards hobby horsing especially when lightly loaded and of short overall length.
Multihulls feature reduced roll and yaw (equivalent pitch motion) with transverse stability (depends on transverse clearance) comparable to or greater than longitudinal stability.
Performance Multihulls are substantially faster than monohulls of comparable size, in part because of their reduced weight, reduced draft and reduced waterline profile.
Physical Multihulls have a broader variety of hull and payload geometries.
Safety Multihulls feature greater seaworthiness vs monohulls with the same displacement.
Speed, maneuverability, and space are the main factors for choosing multihulls.
The largest manufacturer of large multihulls is Fontaine-Pajot in France.
Unlike monohulls multihulls can be designed to give very low wake at some speeds.
Common combinations with multihulls
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: