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. an outboard motor.
2. a boat equipped with an outboard motor.

outboard

/ ˈaʊtˌbɔːd /

adjective

1. See inboard
   (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

adverb

1. away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage

noun

1. an outboard motor
2. a boat fitted with an outboard motor

Word History and Origins

Origin of outboard¹

First recorded in 1815–25; out- + board

Example Sentences

The unit also includes its own dedicated line returns for inline interfacing with outboard gear line compressors and equalizers.

From Popular-Science

So Isaac hunted up a belt made of pieces of cork and then was ordered to lash one of the sweeps so that it stuck well outboard.

From Project Gutenberg

A chicken coop wallowed by as the boy struggled with the knot of the painter which held the outboard.

From Project Gutenberg

Once in the outboard, it retreated to the bow where it crouched beside the chest and kept a wary eye on Val's every movement.

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For dress, the untanned skins of the animals caught in the chase, with the hair outboard, answers all their requirements.

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And she carried an ungodly bowsprit––thirty-seven feet outboard––easily the longest bowsprit out of Gloucester.

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