outboard

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Recent Examples of outboard Tape was ordered, outboard gear obtained, studio time booked. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 The company intends to offer it as a standalone solution as well as a critical component of its E-Motion 180 inboard and outboard systems. New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024 Regionally, however, the sea level may rise as the crust is not buoyed up outboard of the crustal loading. Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The 670, with a three-stateroom interior and large cockpit, is powered by five 600 hp Mercury V6 outboards. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outboard
Noun
  • The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The company intends to offer it as a standalone solution as well as a critical component of its E-Motion 180 inboard and outboard systems.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The pilot was able to inflate pontoons so the helicopter remained upright on the water and there were no serious injuries, though the passengers were all taken to hospital.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Josey — who was found asleep and alone on the adrift pontoon later that day — still holds a lot of guilt.
    Brianne Tracy, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Francine Kiefer/The Christian Science Monitor About 350 people live on the island, and each family has 3 acres, a motorboat, and a rowboat.
    Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Theirs turned out to be a small motorboat that would take them across the bay.
    Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The boys board a rescue boat and pull five souls off the Flicka’s rescue dinghy, all while sharks circle and buck.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In one of the most memorable finale scenes, Tanya kills everyone on the yacht and then falls to her death trying to get on a dinghy.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Hop in a kayak or on a skiff ride for more intimate portraits of the state’s incredible wildlife.
    UnCruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Erik Heil Germany, one of the newer teams, is led by driver Erik Heil, a two-time bronze medalist in the 49er skiff class.
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • How to visit Visitors should spend the night, either at one of the park’s many campgrounds (some drive-in, some backcountry, and many only accessible by canoe) or on the water in a houseboat (permit required).
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And so Africans developed what are known as surf canoes to get from the beach to the coastal fisheries, to get to shipping lanes.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Japanese forces lost four aircraft carriers, one cruiser and hundreds of aircraft, while the U.S. lost one carrier, one destroyer and dozens of aircraft.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Such losses would represent a significant proportion of the 11 carriers and approximately 80 cruisers and destroyers currently in service around the world.
    ANDREW S. LIM, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With cozy cabins, 10 landscaped RV sites, a full-service pub, live music on weekends, nearby airboat tours, and kayak and paddle board rentals, The Cove has quietly built a devoted following over the years.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Bring a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddleboard, along with a life preserver and whistle.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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