outligger

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• outrigger — (n.) device used in Pacific and Indian oceans to stabilize canoes, 1748, altered (by influence of rig) from outligger (late 15c.) a spar projecting from a vessel, probably from the same root as Du. uitlegger, lit. out lyer …   Etymology dictionary

• outrigger — noun a beam, spar, or framework projecting from or over a boat s side. ↘a stabilizing float or secondary hull fixed parallel to a canoe or small ship. ↘a boat fitted with such a structure. ↘a similar projecting support in another structure.… …   English new terms dictionary

• outrigger — n. 1 a beam, spar, or framework, rigged out and projecting from or over a ship s side for various purposes. 2 a similar projecting beam etc. in a building. 3 a log etc. fixed parallel to a canoe to stabilize it. 4 a an extension of the splinter… …   Useful english dictionary