Definitions for outboards

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outboards out·board

Spelling: [out-bawrd, -bohrd]

IPA: /ˈaʊtˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Outboards is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 489 anagrams from letters in outboards (abdoorstu).

Definitions for outboards

noun

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

adverb

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

adjective

1. located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
2. located farther from the center, as of an aircraft:
3. (of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.

Origin of outboards

First recorded in 1815-25; out- + board

Examples for outboards

We picked up a shell which went off inside our outboard engine.

Terry had the outboard in the water by the time Davis arrived.

But even with an outboard, they probably wouldn't have come this far.

Standing on the end of the spar, he was outboard; the frothing sea was under him.

The outboard stayed where it was, and swells tossed it haphazardly.

Terry went with him to get the outboard motorboat he and Deirdre had used before.

Doug inspected the catch as the outboard went back to the yacht.

The outboard mooring-lines were now tight as standing rigging.

He could use the two fish spears that were standard equipment for the outboard.

Men began to cut the covers off the boats, and to swing some of them outboard.