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Canoe vs Outrigger - What's the difference?

canoe | outrigger |

As nouns the difference between canoe and outrigger

is that canoe is a small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends while outrigger is any of various projecting beams that provide support for a mast or, fitted with a float, provide support for a canoe.

As a verb canoe

is to ride or paddle a canoe.

canoe

English

(wikipedia canoe)

Alternative forms

* (l) (Jamaican English)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.
  • *
  • *:He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous,.
  • (lb) An oversize, usually older, luxury car.

    • Verb

    (d)
  • To ride or paddle a canoe.

    • Derived terms

    * canoeist

    See also

    * kayak

    Anagrams

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    outrigger

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia outrigger) (en noun)
  • (nautical) any of various projecting beams that provide support for a mast or, fitted with a float, provide support for a canoe
  • (nautical) an outrigger canoe
  • an extention mechanism, often retractable when not in use, on a boat, vehicle, or structure which helps stabilize the boat, vehicle, or structure to keep it from tipping over