noun
- boats or ships with a single hull, as opposed to multihull vessels like catamarans or trimarans
Usage: nautical; plural form
Examples
- Most sailboats are monohulls with a single keel.
- The racing fleet consisted of both monohulls and catamarans.
- Monohulls typically heel over more than multihull designs.
- The marina had slips designed specifically for monohulls.
- Traditional monohulls have been the standard for centuries.
- These monohulls performed well in rough seas.