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Outrigger : (noun)
1: a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or
pontoon parallel to the hull
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Outrigger : \Out"rig`ger\, n. (A["e]ronautics)
A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail
planes, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Outrigger : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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