outboard
outboard adjective: situated outside the hull of a vessel.
Adjective
outboard (not comparable)
- Situated outside the hull of a vessel.
- Antonyms:
- inboard
- Positioned away from the centre line of a ship or aircraft.
- The outboard bales in each tier should be placed on their edges so that their flats will be presented to the sweat battens. This precaution is necessary to lessen the damage in case of chafage.2024, Robert J. Meurn, Marine Cargo Operations
- Antonyms:
- inboard
- Being or relating to an external effects unit such as compressor or equalizer.
Noun
outboard (plural outboards)
- An outboard motor.
- Coordinate term: inboard
- A vessel fitted with an outboard motor.
- Coordinate term: inboard
- A studio having outboard gear (compressor, equalizer, etc.).
outboard meaning in Tamil
outboard in Tamil
- கப்பலின் வெளிநிலை
Examples of outboard in a sentence
- "He was cut up by the rotors of an outboard motor and is whacked up all over."
- We started out using outboard motor boats.
- However, shrimping with an outboard is pretty hard.
Antonyms of outboard
Forms of outboard
| plural | outboards |
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Words formed from outboard
Phrases with outboard
Questions about outboard
- What does outboard mean?
- Outboard means situated outside the hull of a vessel.
- What is outboard in Tamil?
- Outboard in Tamil is கப்பலின் வெளிநிலை. See Outboard meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is outboard?
- Outboard can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near outboard in the dictionary
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