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outboard

outboard

6.4
Located at the side of a ship or plane and away from its center
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : externo
  • The outboard seats on the yacht allow passengers to enjoy the view from the side.

Examples

  • The airplane's outboard wings help maintain stability during flight.

  • The sailors adjusted the outboard rigging to optimize performance against the wind.

  • You had consoles and outboard gear and then you had tape machines, which there's one back there.

Antonyms

inboard
  • Specialized
7.3

Near the middle of a ship or plane

Compounds

outboard motor
  • Specialized
4 3.9

An engine attached to the back of a small boat that moves and steers it

outboard motorboat
  • Specialized
5.0

A boat with a motor attached to the outside at the back

How Far

outboard
  • Specialized
6.4
amidships
  • Specialized
8.2
inboard
  • Specialized
7.3

Surface Forms

outboard positive

Morphology

outboard = board (transparent) = out + board

As an adjective meaning 'positioned toward the outside/side', the sense follows directly from the compound out + board. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word outboard comes from the parts out ('outside') and board ('side' of a boat), giving the image of 'toward the outer side'. So outboard describes parts placed away from the middle and toward the side of a ship or airplane.