outboard
2
4.9
- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd/
- Specialized
:
barco con motor fuera de borda
- There are three outboard motorboats moored to the sandbags.
- use of an outboard
Examples
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What do you want with the outboard?
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The big Honda outboard purred behind me, pushing the aluminum 19-footer ahead at 8 knots.
Fiction book (2001) -
- Did you ever handle an outboard boat? - Of course.
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My outboard capsized, so I had to swim ashore.
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Mr. Lunt peels off the tarp revealing a large gas-powered outboard dual propeller boat motor.
Fiction book (2002) -
After an exercise swim, I set out our crab traps along the lip of the cove-channel and patrolled them idly for a couple of hours from Sound Bite, our noisy little outboard.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was seldom a boat in the cove, except for the lobsterman who sputtered in a couple of times a week in an outboard-motor work skiff.
Fiction book (2001) -
The fisherman used an outboard motor to easily navigate the lake and reach his favorite spot.
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After upgrading to a new outboard, they were thrilled with the improved speed and performance of their boat.
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We rented an outboard for our weekend trip, which made exploring the coastline effortless.
Synonyms
12
2.7
A small boat with a motor used for moving on lakes and rivers
A boat with a motor attached to the outside at the back
Compounds
- Specialized
4
3.9
An engine attached to the back of a small boat that moves and steers it
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
outboard = board (semi-transparent) = out + board
The sense 'a motorboat fitted with an outboard motor' is an extension by metonymy/ellipsis from 'outboard motor'; the link to the components is clear but requires knowledge of the phrase 'outboard motor'. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
The word outboard comes from the parts out ('outside') and board ('side' of a boat), so it can also mean a small boat that has its motor mounted on the outside. That's why people call a motorboat with a removable external engine 'an outboard'.