Editing Outrigger (section)

{{short description|Projecting structure on a boat}}
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[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Reliëf op de Borobudur TMnr 20025669.jpg|thumb|Relief of [[Borobudur]] Temple (8th century AD) in [[Central Java]], [[Indonesia]], showing a ship with outrigger]]
[[Image:Outrigger on Hawaiian sailing canoe.png|thumb|Outrigger on a contemporary Hawaiian sailing canoe]]

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 (machine)|crane]] that lifts heavy loads.