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outboard definition

out·board (o̵ut′bôrd′)

adjective, adverb

  1. outside the hull or bulwarks of, or toward the side of, a ship or boat
  2. ☆ away from or farther from the hull or fuselage of an aircraft
  3. ☆ outside the main body of a spacecraft

noun

  1. outboard motor
  2. a boat with an outboard motor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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