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Outboard

noun

A motorboat with an outboard motor. Synonym: outboard motorboat.

Internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat. Synonym: outboard motor.

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"Outboard" Quotes from Famous Books

... observe the tragic end of the mate. As he lifted the stretcher to rap Seth Richards' fingers, the latter, sinking down low in the water and then jerking himself up by both hands, sprang half into the boat, locked his arms about the mate and, falling backward and outboard, dragged the mate with him. Doubtlessly he never relaxed his grip, and ...

— The Jacket (The Star-Rover) • Jack London

... port? Where's the outboard bulkhead? That black stuff has covered it up—heating units, foodlockers, disposal unit, everything." He pulled a couple of chairs from their clips on the bulkhead and carried them across the cabin to the sheet of blackness. "There's ...

— Breaking Point • James E. Gunn

Words linked to "Outboard" : ice, motorboat, screw, inboard, portable, screw propeller, outboard motorboat, powerboat, internal-combustion engine