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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024out•rig•ger /ˈaʊtˌrɪgɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsa frame that supports a float that sticks out from the side of a boat and rests on the water, used to help keep the boat stable.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa boat with such a supporting frame.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024out•rig•ger (out′rig′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa framework extended outboard from the side of a boat, esp., as in South Pacific canoes, supporting a float that gives stability.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa bracket extending outward from the side of a racing shell, to support an oarlock.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe shell itself.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa spar rigged out from a ship's rail or the like, as for extending a sail.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa 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.
- Transport, Nautical, Naval Termsa structure extending outward from a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft to increase stability or provide support for something.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa projecting beam, as for supporting a hoisting tackle.
- Mechanical Engineeringa horizontal steel beam extending the base of a crane.
- out- + rig + -er1 1740–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: outrigger /ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə/ n - a framework for supporting a pontoon outside and parallel to the hull of a boat to provide stability
- a boat equipped with such a framework, esp one of the canoes of the South Pacific
- any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc, to act as a support
- another name for rigger
Etymology: 18th Century: from out- + rig1 + -er1; perhaps influenced by archaic outligger outlier |