outrigger

out·rig·ger  (outrgr)

n.

1. Nautical

a. 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.

b. A long thin float attached parallel to a seagoing canoe by projecting spars as a means of preventing it from capsizing.

c. A vessel fitted with such a float or beam.

d. A support for an oarlock projecting from the side of a racing shell.

e. A racing shell fitted with such a support.

2. A projecting frame extending laterally beyond the main structure of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine to stabilize the structure or support an extending part.

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outrigger [ˈaʊtˌrɪgə]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a framework for supporting a pontoon outside and parallel to the hull of a boat to provide stability

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a boat equipped with such a framework, esp one of the canoes of the South Pacific

3. any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc., to act as a support

4. (Team Sports / Rowing) Rowing another name for rigger [2]

[from out- + rig¹ + -er¹; perhaps influenced by archaic outligger outlier]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

outrigger - a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull outrigger canoe - a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting stabiliser, stabilizer - a device for making something stable

Translations

outrigger [ˈaʊtˌrɪgəʳ] N (= beam, spar) → batanga f, balancín m; (= rowlock) → portarremos m exterior; (= boat) → bote m con batanga, bote m con portarremos exterior