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outrigger
noun
- any temporary support extending out from a main structure
- any of a variety of frameworks extended beyond the rail of a ship for various purposes
- a brace holding an oarlock out from the side of a boat, to give the rower more leverage
- a timber or other float rigged out from the side of certain canoes to prevent tipping; also, a canoe of this type
- a sparlike projection, for supporting the lesser airfoils of an airplane or the propellers or engines on an airship
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