Category:Outrigger

Out"rig`ger, n.

1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a Ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, To support hoisting teckle.

2. (naut.) (a) a projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a Boat. (b) a boat thus equipped. (c) a projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent Upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.