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outrigger

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Meaning

  1. noun Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
  2. noun 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. noun An outrigger canoe or boat.
  4. noun An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
  5. noun 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.
  6. noun A type of ski pole, with skis attached at the bottom, instead of the spike/pick found on a normal pole. It is used in downhill skiing variants of para-skiing, especially those that use a sit-ski, such as the monoski.

Similar words

dinghy skiff dugout rowboat canoe canoeing cutter overhang canoes bowsprit

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canoe canoes and is to booms float on was

Word family

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