outboard motor
noun
: a small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat
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The vessel had outboard motors and was between 30 to 40 feet long.
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Another shed contained at least 40 outboard motors.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
According to a news release, the men had experience in navigating the waters around the island, but at some point, the boat's outboard motor was caught by swells and its engine was damaged.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Nolte told me that the marks had been left by outboard motors riding perilously low as water levels plunged.
—Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Another shed contained at least 40 outboard motors.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
According to a news release, the men had experience in navigating the waters around the island, but at some point, the boat's outboard motor was caught by swells and its engine was damaged.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Nolte told me that the marks had been left by outboard motors riding perilously low as water levels plunged.
—Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outboard motor
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“Outboard motor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outboard%20motor. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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