outrigger
[ out-rig-er ]
/ ˈaʊtˌrɪg ər /
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noun
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British Dictionary definitions for outrigger
outrigger
/ (ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə) /
noun
a framework for supporting a pontoon outside and parallel to the hull of a boat to provide stability
a boat equipped with such a framework, esp one of the canoes of the South Pacific
any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc, to act as a support
rowing another name for rigger (def. 2)
Word Origin for outrigger
C18: from out- + rig 1 + -er 1; perhaps influenced by archaic outligger outlier
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