Outrigger vs. Ama — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Outrigger and Ama
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Outrigger
An outrigger is a projecting structure on a boat, with specific meaning depending on types of vessel. Outriggers may also refer to legs on a wheeled vehicle that are folded out when it needs stabilization, for example on a crane that lifts heavy loads.
Ama
Alternative spelling of amah
Outrigger
A projecting beam or spar run out from the side of a vessel to help in securing the masts or from a mast to be used in extending a rope or sail.
Ama
A traditional Japanese pearl diver, typically female.
Outrigger
A long thin float attached parallel to a seagoing canoe by projecting spars as a means of preventing it from capsizing.
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Ama
(nautical) The float on the outrigger of a proa or trimaran.
Outrigger
A vessel fitted with such a float or beam.
Ama
(Ayurveda) A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.
Outrigger
A support for an oarlock projecting from the side of a racing shell.
Ama
Fabric made from the hair of a camel or goat.
Outrigger
A racing shell fitted with such a support.
Ama
|colloquial}} paternal grandmother; paternal grandma
Outrigger
A projecting frame extending laterally beyond the main structure of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine to stabilize the structure or support an extending part.
Ama
|colloquial}} term of address for one's paternal grandmother
Outrigger
(nautical) Any of various projecting beams or spars that provide support for a sailing ship's mast.
Outrigger
(nautical) A long thin timber, pontoon, or other float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts as a means of preventing tipping or capsizing.
Outrigger
(rowing) An outrigger canoe or boat.
Outrigger
(nautical) An iron bracket or brace for an oarlock projecting from the side of a rowing boat.
Outrigger
An extension mechanism, often retractable when not in use, on a boat, vehicle, or structure which helps to stabilize it to keep it from tipping over.
Outrigger
(skiing) A type of ski pole, with skis attached at the bottom, instead of the spike/pick found on a normal pole. It is used in downhill skiing variants of para-skiing, especially those that use a sit-ski, such as the monoski.
Outrigger
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.
Outrigger
A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.
Outrigger
A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail planes, etc.
Outrigger
A stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or pontoon parallel to the hull
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