How to Use outrigger in a Sentence

outrigger

noun
  • In his hands are two outriggers used for balance and turning.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • One day four expert canoe steersmen in an outrigger went out to catch waves.
    — Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022
  • And Ami just loses her footing and falls off the outrigger.
    — EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The men on the outrigger platform rushed to grab the spire and align it with the riveting holes to bolt it in place.
    — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2019
  • First, the 45-degree steel outriggers push the wheels sideways, out from the center of the car.
    — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2017
  • The structure is a core and outrigger setup that resembles a skier braced by poles.
    — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Access is by boat from the airport; even breakfast can arrive via outrigger canoes.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • There’s a javelin-throwing contest, a coconut tree-climbing event, and an outrigger canoe race.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2024
  • But not every ship that comes to town is on a Greenpeace watch list; there are also schooners, plus the odd outrigger canoe.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • Fly over flat land or sea and use the outrigger brushes to corner around rubbernecking traffic.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2001
  • Members practice five times a week in 40-foot dragon boats and one- or two-person outriggers.
    — Dotty Brown, Philly.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • No one was injured, but Rumer said the outrigger was set on fire and exploded into splinters.
    — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 27 June 2022
  • So was the model outrigger canoe Lucas made with his grandfather for a school project.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The aluminum vessel pairs a sharp, pointed bow and a prominent main hull with two smaller outrigger hulls that kind of look like wings.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Book a Hawaiian outrigger canoe trip at sunrise to watch dolphins.
    — Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Swim in the peaceful waves, lunch under a thatch-roof cabana under the palms, or hire an outrigger for excursions on the water.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Swim in the peaceful waves, lunch under a thatch-roof cabana under the palms, or hire an outrigger for excursions on the water.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2021
  • My grandparents used to race outrigger canoes, and my grandfather still loves to fine tune my paddling technique.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • The canoe itself is the outrigger style, which means that aside from the main hull, there’s a lateral support float parallel to the boat.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Finn, 42, is manning a proa, a Polynesian style boat with an outrigger, on his record attempt.
    — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The adventurous can take an outrigger canoe out onto the water or join a hike to see the area's waterfalls.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
  • One of his acquaintances once saw a white shark come out of the water to try and snap an American flag fluttering off his outrigger.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
  • The derrick, normally only able to lift 20 tons, leaned its boom from an outrigger platform close against the arches for extra strength.
    — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2019
  • Head to Maui to watch Santa arrive on Wailea Beach by outrigger canoe — no sleighs or reindeer here.
    — Teresa Bergen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, legend has it that Saint Nick reaches the islands by way of an outrigger canoe—pulled by dolphins, not reindeer.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The robot moves on two ABS differential drive wheels, using two fold-out wheeled outriggers to keep its balance.
    — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The collision damaged the bow and outrigger of the Polaris, the Coast Guard said in a statement, adding that no one was injured.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2018
  • If a burst is detected, data from the outrigger dishes allow the telescope to zoom in and pin the FRB to its galaxy.
    — Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 31 Mar. 2023
  • His two boats, traditional Filipino outriggers called bancas, float in the shallow water nearby, new coats of white paint on the decks, drying in the sun.
    — National Geographic, 29 Aug. 2016
  • Using tools only of stone, bone, and shell, Islanders made wooden spears and clubs, and canoes built from planks stitched together with plant fibers and fitted with outriggers.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026

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