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.

 

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Out"rig`ger, n. (Aëronautics)

A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail planes, etc.

 

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