outrigger
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Is outrigger a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
2. (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.Examples: "The Sentinelese hunt in the rainforest and fish in the coastal waters using spears, bows and arrows, as well as homemade narrow outrigger canoes, according to Survival International."
3. (rowing) An outrigger canoe or boat.
4. (nautical) An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
5. (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.
Definition source: Wiktionary