outrigger canoe
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- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌrɪɡər kəˈnu/
- Specialized
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canoa con estabilizador
- She knew the waters of the islands better than I knew the back of my hand, and I humbly followed her orders in the outrigger canoe in which we set out from a coconut-littered beach, under a splendid post-colonial moon I will not forget.
- paddle an outrigger canoe
Examples
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These are the people who sailed across the open ocean in outrigger canoes with little to guide them but the stars.
Academic text (1995) -
I'm going out to the beach and see if I can scrounge myself an outrigger canoe.
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Based on the design, it might be a rare example of a waka ama, or outrigger canoe.
Academic text (2010) -
No tall stands of timber meant no outrigger canoes for fishing, and it allowed relentless winds to dry out already fragile soils, making farming precarious.
Academic text (2008) -
We have trekked to East Timor's eastern tip after hearing about magnificent seas, coral reefs, and fishermen with outrigger canoes who stay in caves on the beach.
Academic text (2003) -
The fishermen brought their catch ashore in a traditional outrigger canoe as the sun began to set.
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During the festival, we watched teams race in colorful outrigger canoes across the clear blue waters.
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He enjoys paddling an outrigger canoe with friends every weekend at the lake.
Synonyms
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1.0
A narrow light boat with pointed ends that you move with a paddle
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a canoe with lateral support floats or beams' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'outrigger' (a stabilizing beam/float attached to a boat) with 'canoe' (a narrow, paddle-propelled boat). This simple noun–noun compounding is compositional and follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Outrigger canoe is a literal name: a canoe is a narrow boat and an outrigger is a beam with a small float fastened to the side. That side float 'keeps the boat steady' in choppy water, so the name means a canoe with extra side support often used in Pacific islands.