outrigger

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Recent Examples of outrigger Book a Hawaiian outrigger canoe trip at sunrise to watch dolphins. Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 The robot moves on two ABS differential drive wheels, using two fold-out wheeled outriggers to keep its balance. New Atlas, 24 Sep. 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • Other interesting stays include a 34-foot catamaran sailboat near Key West and an Islamorada home with a private dock.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Guests enjoy stand-up paddleboard yoga, hikes, a 62-foot luxury dinner yacht, and kids' programs (including Fun Mountain with an arcade, bowling, ropes course, climbing area, and more).
    Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 9 May 2026
  • And though the yacht is in fine shape and is an imposing 325 feet long, its old-fashioned proportions and Onassis’s designs for a hospitality-first party palace don’t necessarily match the preferences of today’s ultra-rich.
    Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Smith continues making strides working his cutter and changeup into the mix.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • With a shutout to protect, Kelly struck out Greene and Dillon Dingler with a pair of cutters.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • En route from Bermuda to Newfoundland, the Swift sank along with the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Barbadoes and the schooner Emeline.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 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 13 May. 2026.

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