outboard

[ out-bawrd, -bohrd ]

adjective

1. located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
2. located farther from the center, as of an aircraft:

   the outboard end of a wing.

3. (of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.

adverb

1. outside or away from the center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc.: Compare inboard.

   The sail swung outboard.

noun

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

outboard

/ ˈaʊtˌbɔːd /

adjective

1. (of a boat's engine) portable, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the stern Compare inboard
2. in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage

adverb

1. away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of outboard¹

First recorded in 1815–25; out- + board

Example Sentences

The package included an inflatable dinghy with an outboard motor and 60 life jackets.

From BBC

He will go on to supply more footage including other, similar looking, boats as well as outboard engines being fired up.

From BBC

“It was a 24-foot single outboard vessel that ran aground and capsized,” said Kai Bond, chief of Laguna Beach Marine Safety.

From Los Angeles Times

On a recent day, the island’s Indigenous residents rowed or sputtered off with outboard motors to fish.

From Seattle Times

Witnesses described the hit-and-run craft as a center console boat with a light blue hull, multiple white outboard engines and blue bottom paint.

From Seattle Times