outboard

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Recent Examples of outboard Seafarers can also opt for two, less powerful 250 hp outboards for a max speed of 45 knots. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024 Earlier this month the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Norwegian electric outboard maker Evoy to employ two of its 120-hp Breeze drive systems on an upcoming Yacht Edition semi-submersible tourist craft. New Atlas, 26 July 2024 Some of the demand for them has come from lakes and rivers where gasoline outboards have been banned for environmental reasons. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024 Their continued legality in much (but not all) of America represents a chilling exception to the progress that has been made in cars, trucks, outboard boat engines, heat pumps, power plants and more. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for outboard 
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Noun
  • This is also the first McLaren road car to use pushrods that are linked to inboard dampers, another aspect of the car’s ruthless aero optimization.
    Jason Barlow, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to the aluminum bodywork, installing the period-correct Salisbury rear end, those inboard brakes, and the leaf springs, this first build therefore features a 260ci Ford V8 and a BorgWarner T-10 transmission.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • In January, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, PIF, entered a multiyear partnership across Formula E auto racing, Extreme E off-road racing and E1 powerboat racing competitions.
    Jason Clinkscales for Sportico, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Head with a guide (from $90 a person, minimum four people) on a small powerboat into mangrove forests filled with manatees, crocodiles, giant iguanas, and toucans.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
Noun
  • Bach Boats rents pontoons with waterslides, deck boats, and other vessels to take out for the day.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The 45-foot-long, yellow pontoon named Woodstock, in honor of one of the original three Alameda settlements formed in 1853, will have room for roughly 34 people and 14 bicycles.
    Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
Noun
  • When Eastman tried to escape, he was shot in the leg, then forced onto a motorboat by his abductors.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Jansson spent much of her life living in a cottage like this one – all wooden planks and questionable plumbing – where, in the film, Sophia, her father (Anders Danielsen Lie, quietly rewarding as ever) and Grandma arrive on a motorboat in the first scene.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • When Jonathan swam out to the dinghy, Nicky screamed no.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Here are the remaining medal events: Sailing — Women’s dinghy is at 6:13 a.m.
    NBC News, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Whether focused on a sumptuous superyacht that sleeps 12, a simple flats fishing skiff, or a pleasant day focused on boat wishes and people watching, FLIBS is an enjoyable experience where boating dreams are born, nurtured, and fulfilled for a large number of the 100,000+ attendees.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • By Saturday evening, Savannah's Richmond Hill neighborhood was transformed into a network of canals navigable by skiff boat, or in a pinch, recreational paddle boards.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • And in Long Beach, where the A Line ends, eight sports will be played — rowing, sailing, triathlon, water polo, canoe sprint, artistic swimming, marathon swimming and handball.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The home also has a two-story pool house with plenty of storage for water toys, like kayaks, paddleboards, and canoes.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Not quite a Saturday morning canyon carver, instead this Benz serves perfectly as the Sunday brunch cruiser, a true time capsule from a bygone era of motoring that Mercedes, and almost every automaker, can still learn from today.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • These departments immediately ran into serious problems using the vehicles as cruisers, such as a lack of charging infrastructure, inadequate interior space, expensive and lengthy retrofitting processes, interference from advanced driver safety assistance systems and more.
    Erin Marquis / Jalopnik, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024

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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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