| 单词 | outrigger |
| 释义 | outrigger n. 1. a beam, spar, or framework, rigged out and projecting from or over a ship's side for various purposes. 2. a similar projecting beam etc. in a building. 3. a log etc. fixed parallel to a canoe to stabilize it. 4. a an extension of the splinter-bar of a carriage etc. to enable another horse to be harnessed outside the shafts. b a horse harnessed in this way. 5. a an iron bracket bearing a rowlock attached horizontally to a boat's side to increase the leverage of the oar. b a boat fitted with these. Etymology: OUT- + RIG(1): perh. partly after obs. (Naut.) outligger |
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