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outboard

[ out-bawrd, -bohrd ]

adjective

  1. located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
  2. located farther from the center, as of an aircraft:

    the outboard end of a wing.

  3. (of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.


adverb

  1. outside or away from the center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc.: Compare inboard.

    The sail swung outboard.

noun

  1. a boat equipped with an outboard motor.

outboard

/ ˈʊˌɔː /

adjective

  1. (of a boat's engine) portable, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the stern Compare inboard
  2. in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an outboard motor
  2. a boat fitted with an outboard motor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of outboard1

First recorded in 1815–25; out- + board
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Example Sentences

"People talk about health services, schools, the next outboard engine they want on their boat and what is the price of gas and all of these things that normal people do," he says.

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Mirroring powers in the Terrorism Act 2000, the proposed new law would criminalise "precursor" offences - allowing officials to punish people for legal acts linked to illegal migration, like selling dinghies or outboard motors.

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He and a few others had invested approximately $10,000 in a fishing venture for a boat, outboard engine and nets.

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The package included an inflatable dinghy with an outboard motor and 60 life jackets.

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He will go on to supply more footage including other, similar looking, boats as well as outboard engines being fired up.

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