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outboard - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'outboard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Outboard [ a. & adv.]
- Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.

Meaning of 'outboard' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . outboard [ a]
Meaning (1):
- located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft
Example in sentence:
  • outboard rigging;
  • the outboard section of a wing