sleek, anti-whaling trimaran,

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Fundraiser aims to replace Ady Gil anti-whaling trimaran
Los Angeles Times
The sleek vessel collided with a Japanese whaling ship last week. It was used by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose work is featured in the reality ...

sleek[sleek]

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1 〈毛髪・毛並みなどが〉なめらかな, すべすべした, つやつやした；色つや［顔色］のいい.

2 栄養がよい；〈動物などが〉手入れの行き届いた；ほっそりしたスタイルの.

3 〈態度が〉物柔らかな；口先のうまい.

4 〈車などが〉流線型の.

━━[動](他)…をなめらかにする, なでつける.

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sleek・ness

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A trimarann.
A fast sailboat with three parallel hulls.

[TRI- + (CATA)MARAN.]

is a multihulled boat consisting of a main hull (vaka) and two smaller outrigger hulls (amas), attached to the main hull with lateral struts (akas). The design and names for the trimaran components are derived from the original proa constructed by native Pacific Islanders.