outrigger

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Recent Examples of outrigger That's to allow ladder trucks to utilize their stabilizing outriggers in case of a fire. John Ramos, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025 Book a Hawaiian outrigger canoe trip at sunrise to watch dolphins. Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 Plunge into the pristine waters for snorkeling, kayaking, outrigger canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding. Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 And Ami just loses her footing and falls off the outrigger. EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outrigger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrigger
Noun
  • Kayak, paddleboard, snorkel, or take a catamaran tour.
    Essence, Essence, 13 May 2026
  • Others kick things up by arranging private beach bonfires in the evening, catamaran outings by day, surf lessons with Engstrom Surf, and even customized tarot card readings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Boats and yachts greater than 30 feet can stay in a marina or tie off in a canal.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Stars like Bella Hadid, Kelsea Ballerini and Elizabeth Hurley are heating things up with their bikini photos, whether at the beach, in front of their swimming pools or aboard a yacht.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Wrobleski’s next pitch, a cutter down and in, was sent 410 feet into the ‘Wisco’ night by Contreras.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • Buxton won a nine-pitch battle and fouled off four pitches, one of which was nearly caught in foul territory by Contreras on what would have been a fantastic play, before giving up the homer on a 2-2 cutter.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • The 80-foot schooner provides passengers with an interactive sailing experience with spectacular views of the New England coastline.
    Rachel Holt, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Blasetti is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly swiping a keelboat from the Dyckman Marina in Inwood around noon Saturday and rowed it to a trimaran moored out in the Hudson River.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
  • Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Those who prefer something more active can rent jet skis or head on a catboat tour in a two-person catamaran.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At the Seafire, everything from nautical motif chairs upholstered in international flags to a traditional wooden Cayman catboat and prints from local pop artist Dready are found beneath the lobby’s 20-foot ceiling, grounded by natural materials, like weathered wood and polished coral stone.
    Shayne Benowitz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.
    Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Outrigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrigger. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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