- a framework extended outboard from the side of a boat, especially, as in South Pacific canoes, supporting a float that gives stability.
- a bracket extending outward from the side of a racing shell, to support an oarlock.
- the shell itself.
- a spar rigged out from a ship's rail or the like, as for extending a sail.
- a long, flexible rod, attached to a fishing boat near the stern, along which a fishing line may be threaded to keep it clear of the boat's wake when trolling.
- a structure extending outward from a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft to increase stability or provide support for something.
- a projecting beam, as for supporting a hoisting tackle.
- a horizontal steel beam extending the base of a crane.
- a framework for supporting a pontoon outside and parallel to the hull of a boat to provide stability
- a boat equipped with such a framework, esp one of the canoes of the South Pacific
- any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc, to act as a support
- rowing another name for rigger (def. 2)
