outrigger

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Synonyms: outrigged, out-rigger, trigger, outrider, outriggers, ostringer, outrager

Antonyms: outrigged, out-rigger, trigger, outrider, outriggers, ostringer, outrager

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} Any of various [[projecting]] [[beam]]s or [[spar]]s that provide [[support]] for a sailing ship's [[mast]].
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} 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. {{lb|en|rowing}} An [[outrigger canoe]] or boat.
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} An iron [[bracket]] or brace for an [[oarlock]] projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
5. An [[extension]] mechanism, often [[retractable]] when not in use, on a boat, vehicle, or structure which helps to [[stabilize]] it to keep it from [[tip over|tipping over]].
6. {{lb|en|skiing}} 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]].

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