outboard motor
noun
: a small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Boarding the inflatable raft, equipped with a powerful outboard motor, is timed to the low tide that afternoon. 
Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The news release said officials found 40 dead sharks on board the fishing boat, which was about 30 feet long with a slender profile and an outboard motor. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Aug. 2022 Still, Mercury has unveiled a prototype electric outboard motor and is watching the shift to electrification carefully. New York Times, 15 May 2022 Martinez goes fishing at 4 a.m. every day, chugging along waterways in a small boat with a 7-horsepower outboard motor. Palabra, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022 Many parties choose to bring an outboard motor for the final, flat section of the river where the water from Lake Mead has pushed upstream, burying former rapids, slowing the flow of the river. Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 30 June 2020 Motorcycle rickshaws then whisked us to a chaotic port on the Inírida River where our guide welcomed us aboard a 20-foot aluminum boat with an outboard motor. John Otis, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 Indeed, the e-boat is expected to start at $45,000 for the model with the single outboard motor and $60,000 for the version with twin outboard motors. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2022 Khosravani turned off his outboard motor once the woman was close to the boat, then leaned over and managed to hook his arms beneath her armpits and yank her onto the deck. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021 See More
Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 The news release said officials found 40 dead sharks on board the fishing boat, which was about 30 feet long with a slender profile and an outboard motor. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Aug. 2022 Still, Mercury has unveiled a prototype electric outboard motor and is watching the shift to electrification carefully. New York Times, 15 May 2022 Martinez goes fishing at 4 a.m. every day, chugging along waterways in a small boat with a 7-horsepower outboard motor. Palabra, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022 Many parties choose to bring an outboard motor for the final, flat section of the river where the water from Lake Mead has pushed upstream, burying former rapids, slowing the flow of the river. Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 30 June 2020 Motorcycle rickshaws then whisked us to a chaotic port on the Inírida River where our guide welcomed us aboard a 20-foot aluminum boat with an outboard motor. John Otis, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022 Indeed, the e-boat is expected to start at $45,000 for the model with the single outboard motor and $60,000 for the version with twin outboard motors. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2022 Khosravani turned off his outboard motor once the woman was close to the boat, then leaned over and managed to hook his arms beneath her armpits and yank her onto the deck. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
outboard motor
noun
out·board motor
ˈau̇t-ˌbȯrd-
: a small gasoline engine with an attached propeller that can be fastened to the back end of a small boat