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.).

Anagrams

• board out

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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