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outrigger
noun
out·rig·ger
ˈau̇t-ˌri-gər 
1
a
: a projection with a float or a shaped log at the end attached to a boat to prevent capsizing
b
: 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
2
: a boat equipped with an outrigger
3
: a projecting member run out from a main structure to provide additional stability or to support something
especially
: a projecting frame to support the elevator or tailplanes of an airplane or the rotor of a helicopter
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But not every ship that comes to town is on a Greenpeace watch list; there are also schooners, plus the odd outrigger canoe.
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Blue Soul Maui offers two-hour outrigger canoe tours from Hotel Wailea, allowing guests to snorkel, whale-watch, spot turtles, and learn more about Hawaiian culture while paddling from Wailea Beach along Maui's southern coast.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024
This is a full-race boat with zero concessions to creature comfort, to the point where the carbon-fiber daggerboard in the water under the central hull reverberates up through the cabin to the mast and over to the outrigger hulls.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 8 July 2023
There’s a javelin-throwing contest, a coconut tree-climbing event, and an outrigger canoe race.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Blue Soul Maui offers two-hour outrigger canoe tours from Hotel Wailea, allowing guests to snorkel, whale-watch, spot turtles, and learn more about Hawaiian culture while paddling from Wailea Beach along Maui's southern coast.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024
This is a full-race boat with zero concessions to creature comfort, to the point where the carbon-fiber daggerboard in the water under the central hull reverberates up through the cabin to the mast and over to the outrigger hulls.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 8 July 2023
There’s a javelin-throwing contest, a coconut tree-climbing event, and an outrigger canoe race.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Outrigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrigger. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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outrigger
noun
out·rig·ger
ˈau̇t-ˌrig-ər
1
: a frame that extends from the side of a boat to prevent upsetting
2
: a boat equipped with an outrigger
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