adjective
- located on the exterior of a hull or aircraft.
- located farther from the center, as of an aircraft: the outboard end of a wing.
- (of a motorboat) having an outboard motor.
adverb
- outside or away from the center of a hull, aircraft, machine, etc.: The sail swung outboard.Compare inboard.
noun
- an outboard motor.
- a boat equipped with an outboard motor.
adjective
- (of a boat’s engine) portable, with its own propeller, and designed to be attached externally to the sternCompare inboard (def. 1)
- in a position away from, or further away from, the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
adverb
- away from the centre line of a vessel or aircraft, esp outside the hull or fuselage
noun
- an outboard motor
- a boat fitted with an outboard motor
adj.“situated on the outside of a ship,” 1823, from out + board (n.2). In reference to motors, from 1909.