out·board
ˈau̇t-ˌbȯrd 
1
: situated outboard
2
: having, using, or limited to the use of an outboard motor
1
: outside a ship's bulwarks : in a lateral direction from the hull
2
: in a position closer or closest to either of the wingtips of an airplane or to the sides of an automobile
1
2
: a boat with an outboard motor
Examples of outboard in a Sentence
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
The Italian yard just unveiled a gutsy outboard version of the TT420 yacht that debuted at Boot Düsseldorf in January.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2022
This time, the rear dampers are mounted outboard of the frame, rather than inside, which Chevy said was necessary for the new truck's size and architecture.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 July 2022
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
The power comes from a Mercury outboard built specifically for the purpose, with input from Seabird.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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Adjective
It will be equipped with four outboard waterjet engines designed in collaboration with BMW that can produce 300 hp each.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
The Italian yard just unveiled a gutsy outboard version of the TT420 yacht that debuted at Boot Düsseldorf in January.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
Adverb
Part of what made both the 605 and 505 possible was last year’s introduction of the groundbreaking 600 hp Verado V-12 outboard.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2022
This time, the rear dampers are mounted outboard of the frame, rather than inside, which Chevy said was necessary for the new truck's size and architecture.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 28 July 2022
Noun
Their continued legality in much (but not all) of America represents a chilling exception to the progress that has been made in cars, trucks, outboard boat engines, heat pumps, power plants and more.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024
The power comes from a Mercury outboard built specifically for the purpose, with input from Seabird.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
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outboard
1 of 3 adjective
out·board
ˈau̇t-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: located outboard
2
: having or using an outboard motor
outboard
2 of 3 adverb1
: outside a ship's hull : away from the long axis of a ship
2
: in a position closer to the wing tips of an airplane
outboard
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