outboard
/ˈaʊtbɔːd
/adjective & adverb
1On, towards, or near the outside of a ship or aircraft: [as adjective]: the outboard wing panels [as adverb]: the chart table faces outboard...
- It has four elevons on the inboard and outboard trailing edge of the wing.
- As we pulled up to the aircraft, I noticed that the start-cart was positioned exactly where we asked it to be placed, outboard the starboard nacelle, with the exhaust positioned behind the wing.
- Also, at takeoff the two outboard auxiliary tanks were full with 412 gallons each.
1.1 [as adjective] (Of a motor) portable and attachable to the outside of the stern of a boat.The creation of the Great Lakes sport fishery aided economic growth on the local, regional, and national level by encouraging sales of boats, outboard motors, and fishing tackle....
- Initially, it was intended to buy two fishing boats with outboard motors.
- Alternatively, boats with outboard motors provide the perfect way to cover more of the water, and as well as coming across larger, stocked brown trout, there is the chance of encountering Arctic char.
2 [as adjective] (Of an electronic accessory) in a separate container from the device with which it is used: the computer resides in a single cabinet plus some outboard boxes for disk drives...
- The plug-in manufacturers have developed a real fixation on modeling and mimicking discrete gear, including mics, tape, outboard pieces.
- We have bought fancy outboard mic pre's and microphones and vintage instruments.
- Both the surround and the stereo track are so concretely focused in the front and center that one might as well save electricity and shut the outboard speakers off, even with the 5.1 mix in play.
noun
1An outboard motor.I returned the motor to the dealer who promptly gave me a new outboard....
- Years ago, the common wisdom was that four-stroke outboards would never exceed 100 hp because their complicated innards added considerable weight.
- Twin outboards of 115 to 150 hp each are a good choice.
1.1A boat with an outboard motor.Surely, he says, each outboard should have had an independent fuel tank, and then at least one engine could have seen them safely home without the lifeboat being called out....
- Electric outboards are allowed, and can be hired for £7.00.
- By almost 11: 30 Juan and another man appeared from around the corner in a little outboard.
Phrases
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