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Definitions for Outrigger
[1] a framework extended outboard from the side of a boat, especially, as in South Pacific canoes, supporting a float that gives stability.
[2] a bracket extending outward from the side of a racing shell, to support an oarlock.
[3] the shell itself.
[4] a spar rigged out from a ship's rail or the like, as for extending a sail.
[5] a long, flexible rod, attached to a fishing boat near the stern, along which a fishing line may be threaded to keep it clear of the boat's wake when trolling.
[6] a structure extending outward from a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft to increase stability or provide support for something.
[7] a projecting beam, as for supporting a hoisting tackle.
[8] a horizontal steel beam extending the base of a crane.
[9] a framework for supporting a pontoon outside and parallel to the hull of a boat to provide stability
[10] a boat equipped with such a framework, esp one of the canoes of the South Pacific
[11] any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc, to act as a support
[12] rowing another name for rigger (def. 2)
Words related to Outrigger
kayak, dugout, coracle, pirogue, piragua
Words nearby Outrigger
outrank, outreach, outremont, outride, outrider, outrigger, outright, outring, outro, outrow, outrun
Origin of Outrigger
First recorded in 1740–50; out- + rig + -er1
Word origin for Outrigger
C18: from out- + rig 1 + -er 1 ; perhaps influenced by archaic outligger outlier