In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
OUTBOARD
outboard
(adjective) located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; “the outboard section of a wing”; “outboard rigging”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
outboard (not comparable)
Situated outside the hull of a vessel.
Positioned away from the centre line of a ship or aircraft.
(music) Being or relating to an external effects unit such as compressor or equalizer.
Noun
outboard (plural outboards)
An outboard motor.
A vessel fitted with an outboard motor.
(music) A studio having outboard gear (compressor, equalizer, etc.).
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Source: Wiktionary
Out"board`, a. & adv. (Naut.)
Definition: Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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