outrigger
IPA: ˈaʊtrɪgɝ
noun
- (nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
- (nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.
- (rowing) An outrigger canoe or boat.
- (nautical) An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
- An extension mechanism, often retractable when not in use, on a boat, vehicle, or structure which helps to stabilize it to keep it from tipping over.
- (skiing) A type of ski pole, with skis attached at the bottom, instead of the spike/pick found on a normal pole. It is used in downhill skiing variants of para-skiing, especially those that use a sit-ski, such as the monoski.
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Examples of "outrigger" in Sentences
- A pair of masts is mounted on the outrigger hull.
- In 1962 she won the Hawaii canoe outrigger championship.
- In fact, the whole rig is then called an outrigger canoe.
- In 1962, she won the Hawaii canoe outrigger championship.
- Smaller trees were cut for the outrigger and the supports.
- Outrigger trawlers use outriggers, or booms, to tow the trawl.
- Outrigger trawlers may have the superstructure forward or aft.
- They ripped the sail on their outrigger in two to seal their covenant.
- Each outrigger retracted sideways into the wing, towards the fuselage.
- Buoyant outrigger tanks adjust the attitude of the apparatus over the pipeline.
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