Thesaurus results for OUTBOARD

outboard

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Recent Examples of outboard Conley, Phelan and I took one boat with a jet-drive outboard. —

Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026 The men filled a sixteen-foot outboard motorboat with supplies and containers of gasoline and set out across the bay next to their village, then braved the open Bering Sea. —

Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 Wilson’s smallest sub, the LōKē, uses a 10-inch woofer powered by a 500-watt amp, while its Subsonic relies on three 12-inch drivers that require outboard amplification. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026 The outlet reported that his boat, a 14-foot skiff, was recovered five miles off the coast, but the six-horsepower outboard engine was not. —

Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outboard

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Now, though, many new Ruf models are designed from the ground up, like the CTR anniversary and SCR, which feature carbon fiber monocoques, inboard suspension, and lightweight alloy subframes.

— Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2025
Vessels with inboard gasoline engines also must have a proper ventilation system and a backfire flame arrestor to reduce the risk of explosion.

— Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025