Outboard
[out-bawrd, -bohrd] /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
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 .
adverb
4.
outside or away from the center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc.:
The sail swung outboard.
Compare .
noun
5.
an .
6.
a boat equipped with an .
/ˈaʊtˌbɔːd/
adjective
1.
(of a boat’s engine) portable, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the stern Compare inboard (sense 1)
2.
in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
adverb
3.
away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
noun
4.
an outboard motor
5.
a boat fitted with an outboard motor
adj.
“situated on the outside of a ship,” 1823, from out + board (n.2). In reference to motors, from 1909.
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