Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - outrigger
Outrigger
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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noun Date: 1742 1. a projection with a float or a shaped log at the end attached to a boat to prevent capsizing, a spar or projecting beam run out from a ship's side to help secure the masts or from a mast to extend a rope or sail, a boat equipped with an ~, a projecting member run out from a main structure to provide additional stability or to support something ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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