outboard motor
noun
: a small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat
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Iranian patrol boats, some powered only by twin outboard motors, are small, nimble and hard to detect.
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Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Iranian patrol boats, some powered only by twin outboard motors, are small, nimble and hard to detect and have attacked several ships.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The boat was described as being dark blue with a black bottom, is between 20-30 feet in length and possibly had four outboard motors.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The commission said the boat that fled the accident was dark blue with a black bottom, is between 20-30 feet long and possibly had four outboard motors, CBS Miami reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Iranian patrol boats, some powered only by twin outboard motors, are small, nimble and hard to detect and have attacked several ships.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
The boat was described as being dark blue with a black bottom, is between 20-30 feet in length and possibly had four outboard motors.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The commission said the boat that fled the accident was dark blue with a black bottom, is between 20-30 feet long and possibly had four outboard motors, CBS Miami reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Outboard motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outboard%20motor. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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