ALL meanings of outrigger
out·rig·ger
O o - noun outrigger A beam, spar, or framework projecting from or over the side of a ship or boat. 1
- noun outrigger a framework extended outboard from the side of a boat, especially, as in South Pacific canoes, supporting a float that gives stability. 1
- noun outrigger a bracket extending outward from the side of a racing shell, to support an oarlock. 1
- noun outrigger the shell itself. 1
- noun outrigger a spar rigged out from a ship's rail or the like, as for extending a sail. 1
- noun outrigger a long, flexible rod, attached to a fishing boat near the stern, along which a fishing line may be threaded to keep it clear of the boat's wake when trolling. 1
- noun outrigger a structure extending outward from a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft to increase stability or provide support for something. 1
- noun outrigger a projecting beam, as for supporting a hoisting tackle. 1
- noun outrigger a horizontal steel beam extending the base of a crane. 1
- noun outrigger nautical: support for mast 1
- noun outrigger a brace holding an oarlock out from the side of a boat, to give the rower more leverage 0
- noun outrigger a timber or other float rigged out from the side of certain canoes to prevent tipping; also, a canoe of this type 0
- noun outrigger a sparlike projection, for supporting the lesser airfoils of an airplane or the propellers or engines on an airship 0
- noun outrigger a framework for supporting a pontoon outside and parallel to the hull of a boat to provide stability 0
- noun outrigger a boat equipped with such a framework, esp one of the canoes of the South Pacific 0
- noun outrigger any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc, to act as a support 0
- noun outrigger any temporary support extending out from a main structure 0
- noun outrigger any of a variety of frameworks extended beyond the rail of a ship for various purposes 0