Word Study
outboard
CIDE DICTIONARY
outboard, a. & adv.
Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard ; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
outboard, adj., adv., & n.
--adj.
1 (of a motor) portable and attachable to the outside of the stern of a boat.
2 (of a boat) having an outboard motor.
--adj. & adv. on, towards, or near the outside of esp. a ship, an aircraft, etc.
--n.
1 an outboard engine.
2 a boat with an outboard engine.
--adj.
1 (of a motor) portable and attachable to the outside of the stern of a boat.
2 (of a boat) having an outboard motor.
--adj. & adv. on, towards, or near the outside of esp. a ship, an aircraft, etc.
--n.
1 an outboard engine.
2 a boat with an outboard engine.
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