1A beam, spar, or framework projecting from or over the side of a ship or boat.

1. 1.1 A float or secondary hull fixed parallel to a canoe or other boat to stabilize it.
   （防翻船用的）舷外浮材，舷外浮体
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   • Other features include standard wireless radio controls, wide-stance outriggers, hydraulic regeneration, and stability monitoring capability.
   • The canoe was over 20 feet long, he noted, and made from a hollowed-out tree with an outrigger on both sides.
   • The Hawaiian outrigger canoe is part of the cultural heritage of America's only Island State.
   • Two outriggers give the vessel great stability.
   • The fishermen of the cooperative had a large outrigger canoe, fished in a traditional manner with nets and caught about 350 kilo of fish a day on average.
   • It was either that or some boat that had built-in outriggers, each with its own dagger board (which was cunningly interchangeable with the rudder blade), and a central driving seat.
   • This time we will be assembling an outrigger canoe.
   • Two outrigger hulls provide stability and prevent the boat from capsizing.
   • Diving is usually done from bancas, long, stable boats with outriggers, powered by truck diesel engines.
   • Nearly a third of the primary hull was missing along with one of the outriggers.
   • The traditional bangka, an outrigger canoe, is still in common use for fishing and local transport.
   • The boats are bancas, canoe-style hulls with twin bamboo outriggers.
   • It's possible to rent an outrigger canoe and go to some of the more special places for snorkelling.
   • ‘Their canoes are made with a good deal of skill, and have an outrigger,’ he wrote.
   • Their boats are outrigger canoes, and outboard engines are not allowed.
   • The outboard motor growled to life and our outrigger kept us on an even keel while sea-birds sat on sharp, spume-glistening rocks, watching our heaving progress with mild interest.
   • In 2003, Tim attempted to solo sail from Florida to Cuba in an outrigger canoe.
2. 1.2 A boat fitted with an outrigger.
   带舷外浮体的小船
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   • Ted, a tall, brown tree-trunk of a man, raced outriggers for more than 30 years.
   • It was just what she did to get by and be happy and be able to paddle outriggers and go to Hawaii every year.
   • The fleet consisted of one large fish carrier, a medium purse-seine fishing vessel, three medium sized boats and four ocean going outriggers.
   • Children in outriggers surrounded the ship for the better part of the day, making the entire affair seem like a county carnival.
3. 1.3 A projecting support similar to an outrigger in another structure or vehicle.
   外支架；斜撑
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   • The machine consisted of the fuselage of a small biplane with two outriggers supporting to engines.
   • Since there are no intermediate mechanical floors in the Times Square towers, the only acceptable locations for outriggers would have been at the rooftops and bases.
   • Mobilization is relatively simple, and, because there are no outriggers or other external bracing requirements, the unit can operate with minimal disruption of traffic.
   • Equipped with a large central float and two outriggers, the sea-going Zero was a formidable opponent despite the fact that the floats caused drag and lowered overall performance.
   • Removable outrigger gear located away from the fuselage centreline is used to lighten the weight of the airborne aircraft.
   • Narrow building cores are commonly stabilized with outriggers, located in mechanical floors that divide the height of the building into three equal sections.
   • Unlike the base vehicle, the outriggers stayed steady and well above the track surface, plus the truck drifted slightly at the apogee of each directional change.
   • Although pulled along by the frantic animal, he swiftly grabs an outrigger and slides smoothly back on board.