outboard

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adjective

out·​board ˈau̇t-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce outboard (audio)
1
: situated outboard
2
: having, using, or limited to the use of an outboard motor

outboard

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adverb

1
: outside a ship's bulwarks : in a lateral direction from the hull
2
: in a position closer or closest to either of the wingtips of an airplane or to the sides of an automobile

outboard

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noun

1
2
: a boat with an outboard motor

Examples of outboard in a Sentence

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Adjective
In addition to our boat and the three that were brought in safely at Winchester Bay, another, a 17-foot outboard cabin cruiser, swamped on the Columbia River bar off Astoria. Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024 Even without dedicated outboard hardware, the back of the right speaker has a smorgasbord of inputs. Parker Hall, WIRED, 6 May 2021
Adverb
Part of what made both the 605 and 505 possible was last year’s introduction of the groundbreaking 600 hp Verado V-12 outboard. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2022 This time, the rear dampers are mounted outboard of the frame, rather than inside, which Chevy said was necessary for the new truck's size and architecture. Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 July 2022
Noun
Alexander and his crew zipped over flat seas on the blue bird day with no wind and powered by four 300-horsepower Mercury outboards. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024 Our 16-foot skiff knifed out of Winchester Bay, on the Oregon coast 200 miles south of Astoria, an hour before noon on June 23, 1964, with four aboard, headed for the salmon grounds outside the bar, the 40-horsepower outboard leaving a clean, white wake. Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outboard 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of outboard was in 1694

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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outboard. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

outboard

1 of 3 adjective
out·​board ˈau̇t-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce outboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: located outboard
2
: having or using an outboard motor

outboard

2 of 3 adverb
1
: outside a ship's hull : away from the long axis of a ship
2
: in a position closer to the wing tips of an airplane

outboard

3 of 3 noun

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