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How to pronounce outboard in English?

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Synonyms outboard motor
Type of ice, internal-combustion engine
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Synonyms outboard motorboat
Type of powerboat, motorboat
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the outboard section of a wing.
outboard rigging.

Examples of outboard

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The boat was described as a 1962 18-foot Polar Kraft with a 25hp outboard motor.
From the stltoday.com
We are on a small boat with a powerful outboard engine, making a good ten knots.
From the newscientist.com
Expeditions from Aria were made in aluminium skiffs powered by outboard motors.
From the telegraph.co.uk
All have been long, narrow panga-style fishing boats with outboard Yamaha motors.
From the time.com
Outboard manufacturers say they can build engines that would operate on E15 fuel.
From the chron.com
Then he hit the throttle on his outboard and sped away, the other boat following.
From the guardian.co.uk
Gagarin's planned flight activities needed clear weather and no outboard tanks.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In the United States, regulations forbid high beams outboard of the low beams.
From the post-gazette.com
Often Sonnett has to row out 500 yards to find water deep enough for his outboard.
From the toledoblade.com
More examples
  • Located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the outboard section of a wing"; "outboard rigging"
  • Outboard motorboat: a motorboat with an outboard motor
  • Outboard motor: internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
  • An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom and are the most common motorized method of propelling small watercraft. ...
  • (Outboards) are packaged drive units, containing the engine block, linkage gears, and the propeller within a single unit. ...
  • On the side of the hull that the water is on. Outboard engines are sometimes just called outboards.
  • Away from the centerline of the boat; mounted on the stern.
  • The part of the oar that extends from the oarlock to the water. A distance from the button of the oar to the blade. The longer the outboard, the harder it is to push the blade through the water due to a longer arc.
  • Towards, at or beyond the ship's sides (therefore, outboard cabins usually have portholes)