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OUTRIGGER CANOE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does outrigger canoe mean?

• OUTRIGGER CANOE (noun)
The noun OUTRIGGER CANOE has 1 sense:

1. a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting

Familiarity information: OUTRIGGER CANOE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OUTRIGGER CANOE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("outrigger canoe" is a kind of...):

canoe (small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle)

Meronyms (parts of "outrigger canoe"):

outrigger (a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull)

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