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单词 outrigger
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outriggern.

Brit. /ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌrɪɡər/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: outligger n.1
Etymology: Alteration of outligger n.1, after rig v.2 Compare outrig v.
1. A float or pontoon, together with its securing struts, fixed to a canoe or other small boat, parallel to and at some distance from it, to increase stability. Also: a canoe fitted with such a device (see also Compounds 2).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > device to increase stability > outrigger
outligger1697
fargood1726
outrigger1748
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. v. 341 The frame is intended to ballance the proa, and..is usually called an outrigger.
1779 Philos. Trans. 1778 (Royal Soc.) 68 174 They are about ten feet long, and about a foot broad, and have an outrigger on each side, to prevent their over-setting.
1838 E. A. Poe Narr. Arthur Gordon Pym xxii. 174 We saw some sixty or seventy rafts, or flatboats, with outriggers.
1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xi. 349 They use canoes..fitted with an outrigger.
1976 B. Greenhill Archaeol. of Boat ii. viii. 143 The outrigger, which is braced by four booms lashed to the gunwales of the canoe, makes the basic dugout more stable and hence more seaworthy.
1988 L. Blair Ring of Fire (BNC) 44 They..practised a sophisticated form of navigation, and ranged over the entire Pacific in ocean-going outriggers.
2. Nautical. A spar or structure projecting from the outside of a ship or boat, or attached to a mast of a sailing ship, intended to create a point of leverage or suspension; spec. (a) a strong beam passed through the portholes of a ship, used to secure the masts and counteract the strain in the act of careening (obsolete); (b) a spar to haul out a sheet (obsolete); (c) a small spar to thrust out and spread the breast-backstays (obsolete); (d) the cathead of a ship (obsolete); (e) a boom which may be swung out from the main body of a ship, in order to lower a boat, etc.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > any framework on side of ship
outrigger1768
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > repair of ships > careening ship for repair > beam to relieve strain of
outrigger1768
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > spreader for shrouds > for breast-backstays
outligger1731
outrigger1768
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > spar > [noun] > spar to haul out sheet
outrigger1858
1768 J. Cremer Jrnl. 19 July in R. R. Bellamy Ramblin' Jack (1936) 232 We had an outrigger to keep our boates Clear of the Ship's side.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Out-rigger, a strong beam of timber, of which there are several fixed on the side of a ship, and projecting from it, in order to secure the masts in the act of careening. Out-rigger is also a small boom, occasionally used in the tops to thrust out the breast-back-stays to windward, in order to increase their tension, and thereby give additional security to the top-mast.
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms at Entennes The props, or out-riggers, fixed on the side of a sheer-hulk, to support the sheers.
1858 in Admiral Hornby's Biogr. (1896) vi. 61 I have fitted two splendid outriggers of the fore- and main-top-gallant-masts, and if I can get some new royals shall do well.
1873 Q. Rev. 121 Torpedoes have now been made available for ocean warfare..being carried into action either on an outrigger stretching ahead of a ship or towed abreast of the ship.
a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1582/1 Outrigger, the cat-head.
1937 Beaver June 29/2 Bill had a nice little jack (small fishing schooner, in this case with outriggers on the quarters instead of booms).
1990 Compl. Angler's Guide Spring 98/1 (advt.) 12 boats all fitted with outriggers, small cabins and comfortable seats.
3.
a. Any of various supports or structures extending out from the main body of a vehicle, piece of machinery, etc.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > frame or chassis > sub-frame
outrigger1794
subframe1866
under-frame1903
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > parts of > body > plank or rail > to increase capacity
cart-staff1297
thripple14..
rathe1459
summer1510
cart-ladder?1523
rail1530
rave1530
shelboard1569
wain-flakes1570
load-pina1642
shelvingsa1642
cop1679
float1686
lade1686
outrigger1794
shelvement1808
sideboard1814
heck1825
hay-rigging1855
floating rail1892
society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > crane > parts of
crane-line1466
ram's head1611
crane-wheel1669
ram-head1686
gibbet1730
calliper1765
jib1765
outrigger1835
clutch1874
crab1874
gabbard1952
spreader1957
lifting beam1963
1794 T. Davis Gen. View Agric. Wilts. 69 The waggons..seldom use any overlays or outriggers, either at the ends or sides.
1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 51 The steam or impelling pulleys, frequently called riggers (outriggers? as they stand out from the side of the machine, like outrigger-sails in a ship) by engineers.
1863 Q. Rev. 114 311 Another platform was inserted under the lantern, and tied to the lower platform by a chain inside the tower and straps of iron outside, and great shores from the outriggers of the lower platform completed the cradle in which the building was supported.
1944 J. H. Bennetts in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder i. 31 (caption) Painters' boat scaffold hung from outriggers anchored to specially prepared lugs on roof flat.
1976 Eastern Evening News (Norwich) 9 Dec. 17/6 (advt.) Triumph Herald, 1966, M.O.T.'d, new clutch, starter, sills, outriggers, not rot.
1999 F1 Racing Nov. 19/2 Barge boards..are the large aerodynamic aids that run alongside the cockpit and are attached to the monocoque via outriggers.
b. spec. A bracket with a rowlock at the end that is fixed to the side of a rowing boat to increase the leverage of the oar. Also: a light boat fitted with such structures (see also Compounds 2). Cf. rigger n.1 4.Outriggers were apparently introduced on the Tyne between 1830 and 1840; an outrigger boat was built for the Cambridge crew for the University boat race of 1845, but not used until the next year, when both crews rowed in outriggers.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > light or racing > fitted with outriggers
outrigger1845
outrigger skiff1854
rigger1881
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > rowlock > bracket for extending from side of boat
outrigger1845
1845 Illustr. London News 29 Mar. 205/2 New Boat [for Cambridge crew]..She is an outrigger, built on the same principle as the boat brought from Newcastle by the Claspers, and used at the Thames Regatta.
1845 Vice-Chancellor's Regulations Boats Oxf. 3 Dec. All skiffs or boats constructed for less than four oars of which the rowlocks are projected from the sides by means of outriggers (commonly called Clasper-built boats).
1871 F. J. Furnivall Trial Forewords 98 (note) Mr. Beasley of St. John's will recollect our spending the leisure of a Long Vacation at Cambridge—was it 1845?—in building a pair of outriggers..the first really narrow ones ever built.
1900 W. E. Sherwood Oxf. Rowing 97 The early outriggers were all clinker-built, and..were first made with outriggers to fold into the boat, for convenience in packing.
1955 L. E. Jones Victorian Boyhood iii. 226 I learned, paradoxically, through sheer length of hours spent in a fixed-seat outrigger, to be one with my boat.
1988 Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. They were closing the gap when they caught a crab and stopped altogether... In addition, the stroke's outrigger was damaged in the accident.
c. Aeronautics. A supporting structure that projects outwards from the main part of an aircraft or spacecraft.
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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > projecting supporting structure
outrigger1906
pylon1955
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > parts of spacecraft > [noun] > other parts of spacecraft
meteor bumper1951
meteoroid bumper1964
outrigger1969
1906 A. Samuelson Flight-velocity i. 12 Near the wing root an outrigger or boom..is fastened.
1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 20/2 In the pusher..the controlling surfaces are carried on an open frame (‘outriggers’) in front, at the rear, or in both positions.
1969 Times 3 June (Moon Suppl.) p. iii/7 The clusters were mounted on outriggers 90° apart on the ascent stage.
1986 Flypast Aug. 18/1 On the SM-2 the undercarriage was wide track, supported through outriggers to the wing struts and fuselage.
4. An extension of the splinter bar of a carriage which permits a second horse to be harnessed outside the shafts. Hence: an extra horse running outside the shafts.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > parts of cart or carriage > [noun] > swingle-tree > arrangement for second or third horse
outrigger1807
treble-tree1877
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > team of > horse outside shafts or in traces
tracer1839
outrigger1844
trace-horse1844
chain horse1876
outrunner1897
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor lorry, truck, or van > [noun] > truck or lorry > articulated lorry > trailer or types of trailer > parts of trailer
landing gear1911
outrigger1981
1807 R. Wilson Diary 19 Oct. in Life (1862) II. viii. 373 A foreigner in a gig with one outrigger and a servant would race with me.
1844 Mrs. Houstoun Texas & Gulf of Mexico II. 279 Sometimes a second horse is attached as an outrigger, and has a pretty effect.
1863 Harper's Mag. May 795/1 The shafts..have also in the Russian style ‘outriggers’, running from the ends of the fore axles.
1902 E. L. Brandreth MS Let. 2 Dec. (O.E.D. Archive) Mr. G. L. Elsmie..late Judge of the High Court of the Panjāb tells me that he has known the word outrigger applied to the contrivance for the horse of the tongā.
1981 E. H. Edwards Country Life Bk. Saddlery & Equipm. 11/3 The extra horses were placed on the outside of the two yoke horses, these outriggers being fastened to the chariot by a single trace.
5. figurative. A person who is not a regular member of a group, an outsider; a hanger-on. Obsolete. rare.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > one who is separated or isolated > stranger or outsider
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guestc950
althedyOE
allophyleOE
uncoutha1250
strangea1325
alienc1384
barbarc1384
barbarync1384
strangerc1385
barbaric1388
foreigna1399
outland?a1400
farandman14..
out-comelingc1400
foreigner1422
alienar1473
alienate1497
estrangec1503
new face?a1513
barbarianc1550
fremman1568
frenne1579
estranger1586
inmatea1600
outlier1606
outcomer1607
externc1610
exoteric1697
outner1721
outsider1800
unco1800
inconnu1807
outrigger1850
offcome1859
ringer1896
offcomer1898
shenzi1910
out-grouper1938
outworlder1948
1850 R. S. Surtees Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour xxxii, in New Monthly Mag. Jan. 111 It generally drew the picked men from each, to say nothing of outriggers and chance customers.

Compounds

C1. Appositive, as outrigger hoist, outrigger sail, etc.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > others
polancre1356
spindle1398
wrest1584
handscrew?1660
sea-crab1689
lewis1743
crab1753
wheel and axle (also axis)1773
tippler1831
fall1834
outrigger hoist1835
lewisson1842
power hoist1869
tipper1870
lifting screw1885
powerlifter1909
bucket chain1911
bracket-crab-
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [adjective] > frame or chassis > sub-frame
outrigger1835
1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 51 They stand out from the side of the machine, like outrigger-sails in a ship.
1878 Sci. Amer. 38 223/1 (Improved Hoisting Machinery)..In the outrigger hoist..the advantages are that two pinion gears are employed, gearing into two large gears.
1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 131 The other side [of the catamaran] is taken up by an outrigger keel about 7 feet off, attached to the boat by two long-arched, spider-like arms.
1923 W. C. Smith Short Hist. Irish Sea Herring Fisheries 1–15 His boats were carvel-built, half-decked, smack-rigged, and with an outrigger sail abaft.
1959 Motor 22 Apr. 425/1 To this main backbone, outrigger members are extended to the full width of the centre section of the body.
2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing ii. 148 I haul my sail and lean to leeward without taking the time and trouble to go ashore and inflate my outrigger sponsons.
C2. Used with the names of kinds of boat with the sense ‘fitted with an outrigger or outriggers (in various senses)’, as outrigger canoe, outrigger skiff, etc.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > light or racing > fitted with outriggers
outrigger1845
outrigger skiff1854
rigger1881
1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) vi. 53 The former occupied his outrigger skiff.
1862 Macmillan's Mag. Aug. 293 The famous six-oar outrigger boat of Harvard College.
1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber ii. i. 238 The grandfathers of the blacks of Hinchinbrook Island..have been popularly credited with the art of making out-rigger canoes.
1974 ‘M. Allen’ Super Tour (1975) ix. 322 The [Fijian] natives..rode in outrigger canoes.
2002 National Geographic July 69 (caption) Coral reefs of the Calamian islands in Palawan sustain fishermen in outrigger bancas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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