Outrigger Definition

outrĭgər
outriggers
noun
A projecting beam or spar run out from the side of a vessel to help in securing the masts or from a mast to be used in extending a rope or sail.
American Heritage
A long thin float attached parallel to a seagoing canoe by projecting spars as a means of preventing it from capsizing.
American Heritage
Any of a variety of frameworks extended beyond the rail of a ship for various purposes.
Webster's New World
A vessel fitted with such a float or beam.
American Heritage
A brace holding an oarlock out from the side of a boat, to give the rower more leverage.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Outrigger

Noun

Singular:
outrigger
Plural:
outriggers

Outrigger Sentence Examples

  • You're bound to like their women's regular Outrigger Water Shorts.

  • When the machine had travelled only a few hundred feet, all four of the small outrigger wheels were fully engaged, which showed that the machine was lifting at least 8000 lb.

  • Large flat-bottomed boats are towed across the river by small horses attached to an outrigger projecting beyond the gunwale by means of a surcingle or bellyband.

  • Rigger (or outrigger) The device that connects the oarlock to the shell and is bolted to the body of the shell.

  • This part will be replaced after the rear outrigger has been replaced.

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Words Starting With

OOUOUT

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RERGER

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