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Outrigger

(n.) 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.
(n.) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.
(n.) A boat thus equipped.
(n.) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
(n.) A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail planes, etc.