outboard motor

outboard motor

n.

A detachable engine mounted on outboard brackets or on the stern of a boat.

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outboard motor

Noun

a portable petrol engine that can be attached externally to the stern of a boat to propel it

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Noun

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outboard motor - internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat outboard internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine screw propeller, screw - a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air