outboard
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd/
- Specialized
:
motor fuera de borda
- Back at Babs's, Jack is cranking up the outboard motor on his portable deck.
- outboard motor
It was never a big problem until until the outboard motors came along and competition became more fierce.
- It was never a big problem until until the outboard motors came along and competition became more fierce.
Examples
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At that instant, the sound of the outboard motor crackles through the air.
Fiction book (1992) -
Malin's eye fell on the small outboard tied at the end of the dock.
Fiction book (1999) -
-Like a new outboard motor.
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But you hand him a spring and a piece of wire, and he'll give you back an outboard motor.
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This outboard motor just won't start.
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Fletcher sits at the back, operating the outboard, controlling the movements of the boat.
Fiction book (1992) -
The men steered their boat carefully over the reef and sat with their outboard idling.
Fiction book (1996) -
If there's one thing Dad loved more than serenity, it was an outboard motor on full throttle.
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In addition, an estimated 180,000 traditional fishing craft (about 5,000 without outboard motors) ply Indian coastal waters.
Academic text (1990) -
The outboard motor on the small fishing boat provided enough power to reach the distant shore.
Synonyms
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3.9
An engine attached to the back of a small boat that moves and steers it
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
An engine attached to the back of a small boat that moves and steers it
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outboard comes from the parts out ('outside') and board ('side' of a boat), so it originally meant 'outside the side of a ship'. An outboard motor is a motor fixed outside at the back of a small boat.