outrigger
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out·rig·ger
(out'rĭg'ər) 
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n.
- Nautical.
- 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.
- A long thin float attached parallel to a seagoing canoe by projecting spars as a means of preventing it from capsizing.
- A vessel fitted with such a float or beam.
- A support for an oarlock projecting from the side of a racing shell.
- A racing shell fitted with such a support.
- A projecting frame extending laterally beyond the main structure of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine to stabilize the structure or support an extending part.
Oxford Dictionary of the US Military:
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outrigger
n. 1. a beam, spar, or framework projecting from or over the side of a ship or boat.
2. a float or secondary hull fixed parallel to a canoe or other boat to stabilize it.
3. a boat fitted with such a structure.
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A beam at the ridge of a roof that extends beyond the end wall of the building to serve as a support for hoisting tackle or the like; also called an outlooker or lookout.
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outrigger
outrigger, canoe-type vessel with a wood or bamboo float attached to the side of the craft and extending out over the water. The term outrigger also refers to the float itself. The craft is used throughout the South Pacific, although its greatest development has probably come in Sri Lanka, where traders may load up to 30 tons of cargo into a single vessel. Designed for speed and stability, the outrigger is usually propelled by sail or paddle. Certain sailing outriggers can attain speeds in excess of 20 knots (23 mi/37 km per hr). An outrigger is usually sailed with the float facing the wind, providing a counterweight against capsizing. It becomes dangerous, however, when the float is on the leeward side. To solve this problem, double outriggers, or canoes with an outrigger float on each side, are also used.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Aviation:
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outriggers
i. The ancillary landing gear near the wing tip or at any other location that is well outboard from the centerline on the aircraft with bicycle or other types of centerline landing gears. This is the most common usage.
ii. A frame, boom, or the like projecting away from the central body of an aircraft, to which a component is attached, such as a stabilizer, an engine on an airship, etc., a tail boom. See boom (ii).
ii. A frame, boom, or the like projecting away from the central body of an aircraft, to which a component is attached, such as a stabilizer, an engine on an airship, etc., a tail boom. See boom (ii).
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categories related to 'outrigger'
- Parts of Ships, Sails, and Equipment - outrigger: support, brace, or float extending from side of boat
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Outrigger
For hotels and resorts company, see Outrigger Hotels & Resorts.
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An outrigger is a part of a boat's rigging which is rigid and extends beyond the side or gunwale of a boat.
In an outrigger canoe and in sailboats such as the proa, an outrigger is a thin, long, solid, hull used to stabilise an inherently unstable main hull. The outrigger is positioned rigidly and parallel to the main hull so that the main hull is less likely to capsize. If only one outrigger is used on a vessel, its weight reduces the tendency to capsize in one direction and its buoyancy reduces the tendency in the other direction.
Rowing
In a rowing boat or galley, an outrigger (or just rigger) is a triangular frame that holds the rowlock (into which the oar is slotted) away from the gunwale to optimize leverage. Wooden outriggers appear on the new Trireme around the 7th or 6th centuries BC and later on Italian galleys around AD 1300[citation needed] while Harry Clasper (1812–1870), a British professional rower, popularised the use of the modern metal version.[citation needed]
Fishing
In fishing, an outrigger is a pole or series of poles that allow boats to troll more lines in the water without tangling and simulates a school of fish.
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