outboard

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Recent Examples of outboard Now, the company is sliding some of the shinier new technology from those V8 outboard models down the line to V6 and inline-four motors. New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025 The trim support feature controls the outboard to maintain a preset trim angle across engine and boat speeds, while the automatic tilt feature adjusts tilt automatically raises or lowers the outboard at the push of a button. New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025 The outboard also features Honda's Boost Low Speed Torque (BLAST) technology that optimizes air-fuel ratio and ignition timing to maximize low-end torque for smooth, efficient takeoff. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025 The yard’s 43 comes in the Comfort inboard or Race outboard versions. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outboard
Noun
  • The inboard performance system uses two 1,000 hp engines per pod, delivering the grunt of larger motors in a much smaller package.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 July 2025
  • Also important is proper maintenance of the boat — either with inboard or outboard engines.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • In addition, a capsule apparel collection with Cigarette Racing, a manufacturer of high-performance luxury powerboats, will also debut there.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 May 2025
  • California officials have identified the eight victims who died after a powerboat capsized on Lake Tahoe over the weekend.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Explore more than 75 boats, including pontoons, deck boats and bow riders from more than a dozen top brands.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Ski Patrol rents ski boats and pontoons ($225 for two hours) as well as jet skis ($180 for two hours).
    Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • At Rainy Lake, for example, Voyageurs Outfitters and Rainy Lake Aquatics rent motorboats, canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
  • Listen to this article A flash fire erupted on a motorboat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day, severely injuring 11 people, including two young children, officials said.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Decorate a patriotic dinghy 12 feet and under and enter the parade.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2025
  • Or rather, the slow, clinging descent down the dinghy’s slippery three-step ladder into what might as well have been a black hole, the water was so opaque.
    Billie Cohen, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond, two men in straw hats share a skiff, an image of blissful communion.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • And today there’s a big casino with roller skating where Old Man Dill used to moor the three leaky skiffs which comprised his boat livery.
    Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • There happened to be a canoe in Sarah’s carport, in Pittsboro.
    Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
  • In 1974, Margaret and Harold Hedges, brothers Stewart and Steve Noland, and Coleman Holt climbed into three canoes to put in at Dixon Ford to become the first people known to run this stretch of the Buffalo River.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Its 24-foot dock is suited to tying up sailboats or cruisers, and a deep-water mooring can accommodate a yacht.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • On arrival, cruisers can taste wine at Rivaura Estate Vineyard & Wine or take a scenic helicopter ride over Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025

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“Outboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outboard. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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