outboard

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out·board / ˈoutˌbô(ə)rd/ • adj. & adv. on, toward, or near the outside, esp. of a ship or other vehicle: [as adj.] the outboard rear seats | [as adv.] the chart table faces outboard. ∎  [as adj.] (of a motor) portable and usually mounted on the outside of the stern of a boat. ∎  [as adj.] (of an electronic accessory) in a separate container from the device with which it is used.• n. an outboard motor. ∎  a boat with such a motor.PHRASES: outboard of to the outside or on the far side of: the controls are placed just outboard of the wheel.

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