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Outrigger

Outrigger Meaning & Definition
Outrigger Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Outrigger?

[n] a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or pontoon parallel to the hull

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See Also | outrigger canoe | stabiliser | stabilizer

Outrigger In Webster's Dictionary

\Out"rig`ger\, n. (A["e]ronautics) A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail planes, etc.
\Out"rig`ger\, n. 1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle. 2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.

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