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Definition: Outrigger Canoe |
Outrigger CanoeNoun1. A seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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 | A native outrigger canoe in the Bismarck Archipelago. In: "Das Deutsche Kolonialreich," by Hans Meyer, 1909. Vol II, p. 432. Library Call Number: Cfd M612 d. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |  | Native Micronesian making a paddle with an adze for his outrigger canoe. Credit: Small World. |
 | Native dwelling on left - boathouse for outrigger canoe on right. Credit: Small World. |  | Native outrigger canoe - different design than Yap and Sonsoral Canoe. Credit: Small World. |
 | Natives visiting the TOWNSEND CROMWELL in outrigger canoe. Credit: Small World. |  | Outrigger canoe. To launch, the outrigger would be raised allowing the canoe to slide down the incline. Credit: Small World. |
 | Native home with Yapese money stones indicating great wealth. Stones were mined on Palau and carried by outrigger canoe 300 miles. Money stones are quarried from stalactites in limestone caves. Credit: Small World. |  | Native boat shed for outrigger canoe. Credit: Small World. |
 | In a Pacific Ocean port during her shakedown cruise, circa mid-1923. Note the outrigger canoe in the foreground. Credit: NAVY. | ||
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outrigger canoe | 76 |
outrigger canoe paddles | 4 |
outrigger canoe paddling | 3 |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Betula papyrifera. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-g-g-i-n-o-o-r-r-t-u" | |
-3 letters: cogenerator, congregator, corrugating, corrugation. | |
-4 letters: auctioneer, congregate, encourager, erotogenic, gingerroot, orogenetic, outroaring, recreating, recreation. | |
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| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-g-g-i-n-o-o-r-r-t-u" | |
+3 letters: counteraggression. | |
+4 letters: counteraggressions. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 75 74 72 69 67 67 65 72 43 61 6E 6F 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01110101 01110100 01110010 01101001 01100111 01100111 01100101 01110010 00100000 01000011 01100001 01101110 01101111 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O u t r i g g e r   C a n o e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 0075 0074 0072 0069 0067 0067 0065 0072 0043 0061 006E 006F 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)49878684757373718423767808171 |
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