outboard

[ out-bawrd, -bohrd ]

/ ˈaʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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adjective

located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.

located farther from the center, as of an aircraft: the outboard end of a wing.

(of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.

adverb

outside or away from the center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc.: The sail swung outboard.Compare inboard.

noun

an outboard motor.

a boat equipped with an outboard motor.

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Origin of outboard

First recorded in 1815–25; out- + board

Words nearby outboard

outback, outbalance, out-basket, outbid, outbluff, outboard, outboard motor, outboard profile, outbond, outbound, outbox

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How to use outboard in a sentence

The unit also includes its own dedicated line returns for inline interfacing with outboard gear line compressors and equalizers.
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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.
The Adventures of Harry Revel|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
A chicken coop wallowed by as the boy struggled with the knot of the painter which held the outboard.
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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.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith
And she carried an ungodly bowsprit––thirty-seven feet outboard––easily the longest bowsprit out of Gloucester.
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British Dictionary definitions for outboard

outboard

/ (ˈaʊtˌbɔːd) /

adjective

(of a boat's engine) portable, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the sternCompare inboard (def. 1)

in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage

adverb

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

noun

an outboard motor

a boat fitted with an outboard motor

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