Definitions for outboard motor
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out′board mo′tor(n.)
a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of outboard motor:
1905–10
Princeton's WordNet
outboard motor, outboard(noun)
internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
Wiktionary
outboard motor(Noun)
A detachable and pivotable propulsion unit fitted over the transom of a boat, comprising an engine that drives a propeller.
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