outboard

Definition of outboardnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of outboard The outboard-exit setup remains standard. Byron Hurd, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026 The middle seat is removable and outboard seats can be moved forward or aft and side to side. Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026 The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs but posted a video on X that showed a small boat with outboard engines being destroyed. ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 Conley, Phelan and I took one boat with a jet-drive outboard. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outboard
Noun
  • So for specifically for inboard, inboard outboards.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • This is Moskito’s newest baby, which has just fully opened with a series of swimming pools, a basketball court, its own 42-foot powerboat, a games room, and a vinyl record library, plus direct access to the beach.
    Sarah Turner, Robb Report, 25 June 2026
  • Combining sustainability with another niche – powerboat motorsport – could have been a recipe for disaster.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • While some soon-to-be-retirees are called to the beach or the mountains, others are drawn to lake living and all its perks, like watching sunsets on the dock, grilling outside, and taking the pontoon boat out for daily cruises.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Captain An Electric Boat Around Morro Bay Estero Adventures rents quiet electric pontoon boats that visitors operate themselves.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Upon arrival, authorities found that a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat carrying nine passengers had struck a smaller vessel carrying five passengers.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • French gendarmes buzzed around in motorboats off the coast of Evian on Saturday, and one officer hoisted up a bulky drone-interception device in a display of the security measures being rolled out for the summit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The drugs were thought to have been brought over by dinghy from Anzio on the mainland, police said.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • His anti-immigration message has shifted from focusing on Polish plumbers to asylum seekers in dinghies.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Flores and Álvarez, on one of the skiffs, were floating approximately fifteen nautical miles east of the Fiorella.
    Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • The three male crabs are hauled into our polar skiff; the last goes back into the sea to produce the next generation.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Exhibits are displayed in six different rooms and a canoe house.
    Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • After lunch, Bud and Stan took a canoe to explore a long draw of water in back of camp while Ed and I strung up the radio aerial and called Cache Lake.
    Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Being a courteous cruiser helps everyone maximize their vacation enjoyment.
    Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • But projects like the 59-foot Cigarette Tirranna performance cruiser and a range of CdM expedition yachts show the breadth of his portfolio.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026

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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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