How to Use outboard in a Sentence

outboard

1 of 2 adjective

• The 18 engines in the two outboard core stages shut down two-and-a-half minutes after launch.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2018
• Because there’s no outboard hanging off the back, the whole topside of the hull is usable.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2018
• On the other hand, all that motor and gear assembly creates a lot of outboard weight and bulk to the right of the blade.
  — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
• The boat is a 27-foot offshore style sport boat, inboard/outboard with loud exhaust.
  — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
• Rising ‘winglets’ at outboard tips of narrow LED head lights.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
• The vessel, a 16-foot jon boat with a small outboard motor, may have been overloaded.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 16 May 2017
• The front seats are quite comfortable, as are the rear outboard positions.
  — G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
• The 747 has inboard and outboard trailing edge flaps that consist of three panels.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2017
• The outboard seats of the split-folding bench are more like bucket seats with sports-car-like lateral support.
  — Car and Driver, 27 Oct. 2017
• The reason: the screw that attaches the lower seat belt anchor to the seat frame on the outboard rear seats may not have been tightened properly.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
• Wash off the boat with a product such as Star Brite Hull Wash as well as the trailer, outboard engine, and trolling motor before heading down the road.
  — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2020
• The final set of lithium-ion batteries will be installed in the right-side outboard IEA later this year.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2020
• Reasonable outboard ones can be had for as little as $100.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
• His leg was scraped by the boat’s outboard motor before fire department rescuers could pull him on board.
  — Adam Geller, The Seattle Times, 29 Aug. 2017
• In both hybrid and Energi versions of the C-Max, the rear seats flip down easily using a lever mounted on the outboard side of each seat.
  — Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2018
• Roominess abounds front and rear for a car this size, and the back seat is rated for three full-size people, with three-point harnesses for the outboard passengers.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
• The boat driver uses the power of the outboard engine to push the boat along the shoreline at idle speed, usually at water depths no deeper than 4-5 feet.
  — Matt Williams, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• The middle rear position is a tight fit for adults when people are riding in the two outboard positions.
  — G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram.com, 19 May 2017
• These types of boats can come in many sizes, with different motors (many of them outboard) and vastly different prices.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2020
• Unlike the lumbering tall ships of the 1800s, the Iskatel runs on a combination of two outboard engines and four lateen sails.
  — Garland Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2019
• Another Electroimpact robot will drill and fasten the rib posts and stiffeners to the spars — each of them 105 feet long, 6 feet wide at the inboard end and a foot wide at the outboard end.
  — Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
• Clean all outboard telltales with a piece of wire, and store the engine in a vertical position to make sure the water drains completely.
  — Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
• The fishermen now use outboard motors to move up and down the rivers here or out into bays, but their boats looked like relics from a previous century.
  — Chris Buckley and Adam Wu, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2017
• The crafts are classified as either outboard or inboard, depending on whether the engine is set.
  — Hasan Dudar, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
• Dealers will inspect and replace the second-row outboard seat head restraint guide sleeves, as necessary, free of charge.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• Their outboard motors were below the water, engines revving and clouds of diesel exhaust billowing into the air.
  — National Geographic, 30 Aug. 2016
• The 12-way power front seats are heated, ventilated, and have a massage function, and the second-row outboard seats are heated as well.
  — Daniel Golson, The Verge, 2 June 2023
• In the rear, two people could sit comfortably in the outboard positions, with a third person riding not as comfortably in the middle.
  — G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, 21 Apr. 2018
• Of outboard engine repairs a hundred miles from anywhere.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 23 May 2020
• The rear passengers benefit from HVAC outlets in the center console and those outboard rear seats are heated.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2019

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outboard

2 of 2 noun

• The outboard is idling away, warming up for some run-and-gun.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 5 Nov. 2014
• There were no whales here to distract from the monotony, just achingly blue sky, a raw wind and the drone of the outboard.
  — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• Like most small outboards, this is a tiller-style motor.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• From about a dozen feet away, Nagel fired into the outboard engine, then again.
  — New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
• Wait fired up the outboard and pointed the bow northeast into the calm waters of Green Bay.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2021
• Also, in the case of the sleds, that trick is designed to save weight, and the outboards are already lighter than just about anything else.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2019
• Young told the boy to keep his feet away from the outboard's propeller and turned the craft slowly back toward the private pier.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2021
• The boat was described as a 23-foot vessel with two outboard engines.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2022
• Weight is the only downside—be sure to balance the kayak when sticking an outboard on the transom.
  — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
• The shark rams the boat several times, smashing its huge snout into the stern and damaging one of the twin outboards.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2023
• With the Minn Kota, lights, and a battery for the outboard, this build has seven batteries on board.
  — Michael R. Shea, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2020
• Best bet is to shut down the outboard about 100 yards out and ease in on the trolling motor, or to take advantage of wind and current to get within range.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 5 Sep. 2021
• The Approach All of these methods of propulsion can work (check your regs before using the outboard).
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 1 June 2023
• Our raft is one of three, with each holding a maximum of eight people, plus a guide manning the outboard.
  — Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022
• Unique boats such as inboards, outboards, rowboats and canoes will be there as well.
  — Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, 21 June 2019
• To cover a long distance, an electric kayak outboard or gas motor is faster with a longer range.
  — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
• Same for outboard motors, although there will be Mercury motors for sale at the show.
  — oregonlive, 11 Jan. 2022
• Legroom for the outboard rear seats is excellent thanks to cutouts in the battery, which mean deeper pockets for your tootsies.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2021
• The cost added to a fishable boat and outboard is far beyond what the weekender can afford, which totally tilts the playing field.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 17 Oct. 2021
• Some outboards have an attachment for a garden hose to make the job easier.
  — Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
• Here are five outboards that might well give you a reason to repower your boat with something quiet, clean, and new.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 16 July 2019
• The skiff motored to the shore, a steep 20 feet below us, and the fellow operating the smoking two-stroke outboard beckoned us down.
  — Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 31 Oct. 2017
• The final set of lithium-ion batteries will be installed in the right-side outboard arrays next year.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2019
• After a brief search, Eichorn saw the fish almost a mile away, and put his two 225-horsepower outboards to full use to get in the vicinity.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 17 Aug. 2017
• Cassidy and Behnken are working to replace a final set in the station's right-side outboard arrays.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 1 July 2020
• Police suspected the truck may have been used to transport the outboard engines from Yellowfin.
  — Jay Weaver, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
• The final set launched Wednesday will be installed at the base of the station's right-side outboard set of solar panels, known as the starboard-6, or S6, power segment.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 20 May 2020
• As for grunt, the Alpha 50 can be fitted with a range of different inboard or outboard engines.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
• It’s half the weight of a traditional outboard and produces a zero emissions.
  — Bill Springer, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
• Electric outboard batteries are measured in watt hours; a 915 Wh motor is recommended for big boats and big fishing plans.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024