outboard
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out·board
(out′bôrd′)adj.
1. Nautical
a. Situated or positioned outside the hull of a vessel.
b. Being in a position that is away from the center line of the hull of a ship.
2. Situated or positioned toward or nearer the end of a wing of an aircraft.
n.
1. An outboard motor.
2. A boat with an outboard motor.
out′board′ adv.
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outboard
(ˈaʊtˌbɔːd)adj
1. (Nautical Terms) (of a boat's engine) portable, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the stern. Compare inboard1
2. (Nautical Terms) in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
3. (Aeronautics) in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
adv
4. (Nautical Terms) away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
5. (Aeronautics) away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
n
6. (Nautical Terms) an outboard motor
7. (Nautical Terms) a boat fitted with an outboard motor
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out•board
(ˈaʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd)adj.
1. located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
2. located farther from the center, as of an aircraft: the outboard engine.
3. (of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.
adv. 4. away from the center of a hull, aircraft, etc.
n. 6. a boat equipped with an outboard motor.
[1815–25]
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| Noun | 1. |  outboard - a motorboat with an outboard motor |
| 2. |  outboard - internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boatinternal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine screw propeller, screw - a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air | |
| Adj. | 1. | outboard - located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the outboard section of a wing"; "outboard rigging" inboard - located within the hull or nearest the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the inboard flaps on the wing" |
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Translations
بَرّاني، بَعيد عن وَسَط المَرْكِب
påhængs-
utanborîs-
įtaisytas už borto
piekarams, pieliekams
dıştan takma motor
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outboard
[ˈaʊtˌbɔːd] adj & n outboard (motor) → (motore m) fuoribordo invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
outboard
(ˈautboːd) : outboard motor/engine a motor or engine fixed on to the outside of a boat.
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