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Definition of Outboard motor

1. Noun. Internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat.

Definition of Outboard motor

1. Noun. A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outboard Motor

Literary usage of Outboard motor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Down the Yellowstone by Lewis Ransome Freeman (1922)
"On the Missouri, on stretches where I did not use my outboard motor, I averaged just about the same as the united explorers on their down-stream voyage. ..."

2. Goin' Fishin': Weather and Feed Facts; the Fresh-water Game Fish; the by Carroll Blaine Cook (1920)
"... THE outboard motor IN FISHING GETS YOU THERE AND BACK AGAIN WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR BACK Way back in the dim and dusty past, when Rags was a purp and my ..."

3. Lake and Stream Game Fishing: A Practical Book on the Popular Fresh-water by Carroll Blaine Cook (1917)
"What do you think of the Waterman Porto outboard motor, and do you think that they scare fish? —QTW ANSWER. The Waterman Porto is a good motor, ..."

4. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... outboard motors 362 6114 Outboard-motor tester 362 6114 Motorboat mechanic 362 6114 Outboard-motor mechanic 362 6118 Farm-equipment mechanic I 349 6118 ..."

5. Ships' Boats: Their Qualities, Construction, Equipment, and Launching Appliances by Ernest Walter Blocksidge (1920)
"The United States authorities stipulate an outboard motor to be carried and attached to a lifeboat for towing purposes in case of necessity. ..."

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