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Webster 1913 Edition

outrigger

out′rigˊger

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Noun.
1.
Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship’s mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Outrigger

OUT'RIGGER

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Noun.
In seamen's language, a strong beam fixed on the side of a ship and projecting from it, in order to secure the masts in the operation of careening, by counteracting the strain it suffers from the effort of the careening tackle; also, a boom occasionally used in the tops to thrust out the breast back-stays to windward, to increase the angle of tension, and give additional security to the topmast. [See Prow.]

Definition 2024

outrigger

outrigger

English

Noun

outrigger ‎(plural outriggers)

  1. (nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
  2. (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.
  3. (nautical) An outrigger canoe or boat.
  4. (nautical) An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
  5. 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.
    • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter XII, p. 200,
      From the cowcatcher hung the outrigger of the tricycle, leaping about as though in the grip of death itself, beating against the iron that had shattered it, striking the road, sending the gravel flying.

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