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Manari will introduce a smaller outboard model—a fast, stylish chase boat—next year, followed by larger superyachts already in development.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Draining all water, including from the lower outboard unit, ballast, live-well, buckets, and anything else that holds water.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
South Broward High in Hollywood was another stop on the tour, including a stop at the school’s marine science program, where students can get certified to maintain Yamaha outboard engines.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
The challenging design required exhaust valves mounted inboard and intake valves outboard, the opposite of the tens of millions of standard V-8 engines produced over the last century.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Draining all water, including from the lower outboard unit, ballast, live-well, buckets, and anything else that holds water.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
South Broward High in Hollywood was another stop on the tour, including a stop at the school’s marine science program, where students can get certified to maintain Yamaha outboard engines.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
The challenging design required exhaust valves mounted inboard and intake valves outboard, the opposite of the tens of millions of standard V-8 engines produced over the last century.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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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
Noun
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Interested parties will also have a chance to buy an Aero Hunton XRS37 powerboat.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Powering over the horizon on my beloved center console powerboat and not wearing a shirt for long periods of time!—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That misses the point of a pontoon boat, not to mention living on a nice piece of lakeshore.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kelly’s father owned a pontoon boat that, in high school, had been off limits.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The complaint accused Coconut Grove Sailing Club and three counselors, including the one who operated the motorboat, of various counts of negligence.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Leith returned me to shore in a motorboat.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Dozens have died in recent years trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in overcrowded dinghies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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An additional autonomous dinghy could serve as the above water collection point.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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The bulk of the trip was focused on searching for wildlife during skiff rides along the shores and on a walk in the jungle.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Monday morning, Duane and Bill took the skiff to the far side of the lake.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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His collection included woodland pots from North America, Aztec stone figurines and obsidian blades, a canoe from South America, Indigenous stone tools and weapons, Taino artifacts, an ancient Roman mosaic fragment, and Chinese pottery and armor.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Book a Hawaiian outrigger canoe trip at sunrise to watch dolphins.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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To put that into perspective, that is bigger than current destroyers and closer to cruiser size.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Founder Dario Messina says the NY24 Deluxe, a compact dayboat with elegant curves, and the NY40 flagship, a more powerful midrange cruiser, share a design language rooted in Italian tradition but rendered with a minimalist hand.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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